A customer where I work has been charged with a DWI, and I believe, a possession charge. He is a resident of another state, his employment here has now ended, and his lease is up the end of this month.
When he made his first court appearance, he made it known that, come August 1st, not only would he be unemployed, but homeless unless he was allowed to return to his home state where he would be able to continue his line of work and has family he can live with.
He has received notice of his next court date, and even though he was told they would do everything possible to expedite his case, doing something to get him transferred to his homestate, his next appearance is not until mid-September.
He has no job here and will have no home here for a month and a half, unless he can find somewhere to stay.
He has left several messages with his attorney, who has not returned his calls for two days. By tomorrow, this guy will have no phone to keep contact with his attorney, who happens to be located in a town about 40 miles away. (We are in an area where pay phones are extrememly limited, there is no public transportation system, and he no longer has cell service.)
He had requested a speedy trail and made his situation very clear. He was under the impression that the sixth ammendment applied to situations like his.
Is there anything this guy can do?
When he made his first court appearance, he made it known that, come August 1st, not only would he be unemployed, but homeless unless he was allowed to return to his home state where he would be able to continue his line of work and has family he can live with.
He has received notice of his next court date, and even though he was told they would do everything possible to expedite his case, doing something to get him transferred to his homestate, his next appearance is not until mid-September.
He has no job here and will have no home here for a month and a half, unless he can find somewhere to stay.
He has left several messages with his attorney, who has not returned his calls for two days. By tomorrow, this guy will have no phone to keep contact with his attorney, who happens to be located in a town about 40 miles away. (We are in an area where pay phones are extrememly limited, there is no public transportation system, and he no longer has cell service.)
He had requested a speedy trail and made his situation very clear. He was under the impression that the sixth ammendment applied to situations like his.
Is there anything this guy can do?
