Alcohol & Drugs: MIP, MIC, Intoxication Court didn't like alcohol essay, charge with contempt of court?

[DidntLikeEssay]

My friend recieved an alcohol ticket for underage consumption in March. She was 17 at the time. She was required to take an alcohol class, write a 300 word essay, do 20 hours of community service and was put on unsupervised probation for 1 year. She did everything the court asked her to, however, she just recieved a letter saying that the court did not like the essay she wrote. She now has a court date for Sept. 5th where she has to go before the judge and give them a reason to not charge her with contempt of court and put her in jail. We just moved to a college about 4 hours away and she will have to miss class to attend this court date which is a big no-no in college. She asked if they could postpone the court date but they told her that they could not. She is very scared that she will go to jail and has no idea what to do/say in front of the judge. Does anyone have any advice for her? Should she write another essay?

Any help would be appreciated. Sorry for the long description.

(She is now 18)

 

[cbg]

Well, to start with, she should stop violating the law.

If she was not told to write another essay it would be a waste of time.

What did the judge not like about it? What did she say in the essay?

 

[DidntLikeEssay]

They didn't specify what they didn't like about it. She just wrote about what she had learned. She fears that she might have been too honest.

The contents of the letter were this:

The essay you turned into the Court on August 22, 2007 is not acceptable to the Court.

You are hereby ordered to appear in the Broomfield Municipal Court, 17 Decombes Drive, Broomfield, CO on September 5, 2007 at 1:30 PM to SHOW CAUSE, if any, why you should not be held in Contempt of Court.

FAILURE TO APPEAR on the above date and time will cause the Court to hold you in contempt and issue a WARRANT for your arrest.

DONE AND SIGNED AUGUST 22, 2007.

BY THE COURT.

Signature

Municipal Court Judge

 

[cbg]

Then she'd better be there. If she has to miss class and gets in trouble with the college, then she'll just have to miss class and get in trouble with the college. She can consider it one of the penalties for violating the law in the first place.

 

[DidntLikeEssay]

She's going to go. She just wasn't sure if an apology would be enough or what she should say. I guess she just has to show respect and remorse and just let the judge decide.

 

[cbg]

That's really all she can do. Without knowing the objections the court has to her essay, there's really no way to advise her further.

She is free to consult with an attorney beforehand to see that her rights are protected.

 

[DidntLikeEssay]

Thank you for the help.