Jennings Legal Defense update
July 24th, 2003 | by Scott Jennings |In the case of Commonwealth v. Scott Jennings, the verdict is in.
Here’s a bit of the letter I received from my esteemed attorney:
“Dear Mr. Jennings:
The traffic charge pending against you in the Brunswick General District Court was continued until September 3, 2003, to give you the opportunity to successfully complete a defensive driving course. The judge indicated that upon successful completion of the defensive driving course and payment of a fine of $105.00 and court costs in the amount of $54.00, the charge would be reduced to speeding 64 mph in a 55 mph zone.”
So, let me make sure I understand here: I shelled out two-hundred-and-fifty clams for a slick-talkin’ lawyer to get driving school and the charges reduced? That’s bulljive! Lawyers are supposed to get charges dropped. Perhaps the distinction is subtle, but it’s real. Internet driving school was inevitable — I’m already looking forward to skimming the material while the online timer ticks away eight hours — but I hope my high-priced team of celebrity lawyers (one of them is admitted in both Virginia and North Carolina!) is ashamed that the charges were reduced to a piddling 64 in a 55.
Clearly, I could have done that without any help. Therefore, from now on, I will be representing myself in all future court appearances.
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