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I have been charged with menacing. I plead not guilty, because I didn't have contact with the alleged victim. I was actually the one who called the police first and told them I felt threatended by the group of people, including my ex who was in a bar while on probation, and that was stated in my call as well. I was instructed to do so by the probation authorities. The video that would prove my innosence was unatainable due to "technical difficulties'. I do have a letter from the cheif stating I did come in and request the tape, they tried to do so, and it explains the malfunction of equipment, which was never really proven.

With the letter from the cheif in hand, as well as the dispatch records (both parties) I had my pre-trial meeting, which ended up being about one minute in the loud overcrowded hallway of the courthouse. The PD told me they were offering a Disorderly Conduct plea, and informed me of the fine and poss jailtime. Before I even got a word out, or showed him my documentation, he stated he hadn't the time for those letters, and they mean nothing, I need to subpeona them. I continued with my plea for innosence and denied the plea bargain. He seemed a bit agitated that I didn't take it. He was gone before I could even ask about obtaining the subpeonas.

Will I get to show these at the trial, or have a bit more contact with my PD? Do they wait and file them, or am I supposed to? It all happened so fast, I wondered why I was all dressed up that morning for those few seconds of representation. I also have other trials pending with her "witnesses", (I was assaulted and didn't drop charges) and they all lied to get back at me. Will those legal documents be helpful as well, to show the pattern? (it is in another county) :confused:
 
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Your statement of the facts is so confusing that I cannot tell who did what to whom and when!?

Also, I think you are saying that you have a letter from a chief saying that something doesn't exist. That's not evidence of anything. Are these the "legal documents" you say you have?

Anyway, yes, your PD will spend more time with you. (I am not a PD and never have been.) Nicely ask for an appointment. Then explain it to your PD a lot more clearly than you have here. Make a timeline to help yourself explain this situation to your lawyer.
 
The one claiming the menacing is my ex's girlfriend. My ex's family, add a few friends are the ones who have written false statements. My ex said he didn't sign anything and won't get involved, he's been trying to fight me for custody, but was awarded supervised visitatons. Basically, the letter fromthe cheif shows I was trying to obtain the video to prove my innosence. The fact that it didn't work that night, I had no idea, doesn't that show some sort of effort? If I was guilty I wouldn't want it. I did recieve a letter to speak with the PD a few days before the trial. Sorry it was hard to clarify, it is a omplicated situation. I also have a pending assault which I was the victim, going to trial from my ex'x brother-in-law. My assault it was spun off all the other cases. Same bunch of people.
 
Not looking good

Okay, I had my meeting with the public defender this morning. He did finally look at my documents from the existing cases pending with the alleged 'victim' and my ex's family. He said none of it will come up in court, it has nothing to do with the matter at hand, and when I asked if I could subpeona people, he was very sarcastic and stated, you can't just put out those to all kinds of people. Basically, its credibilty, and even my dispatch records showing that I called authorities first for being threatened, that won't matter either. I had to breakdown and cry when he was asking me, what right did I have to tell the bartender how to run her place? My ex is on probation, I simply told the bartender he wasn't supposed to be there, and if I could use the phone. She sold me a roll of quarters because she denied me use of her phone. She followed me out telling me to not bring my sh*t to her bar, and I went and called police less than a block away. I was being threatened by a group of people, the one who is making the claim, I didn't even have eye contact with, much less tell her I would "kick her you know what" she even said I was drinking shots of Crown in her report, I wasn't doing shots at all! Basically, I amm going to get screwed is what the PD told me, and I should have taken the plea. I didn't do anything but aid the authorities with doing their job. Doesn't that account for anything these days? I was the one who turned him in when he was a felony fugitive. I abide by the laws. This all sucks!
 
NOT double-posting

If you would read the details, they pertain to seperate issues. 2 open cases, yet dealing with the same parties. Does this not prove my point?
 
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