I know the obvious of being polite and respectful. do I show up early like an airport? Do I just show the guard my ticket? Anything I should know or be aware of?

  • Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    2 months ago

    Don’t know where you are from but at least in 🦅 country you have a right to counsel. Thats works out to usually being assigned counsel (public defender) as soon as possible in the interest of justice. For a standard ticket you will probably have this settled within two court dates, your fees and other associated charges may not be so nice.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      You only have that right when it’s a charge with a certain amount of weight, like prison time or a felony.

      • Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 months ago

        Any “Serious crime” which the SCOTUS delineated long ago as anything where you may face more than 6 months incarceration which lines up with just about anything.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 months ago

          Oh you’d be surprised what they’ve stuck under it. For example there’s a whole cottage industry in sending people to prison for being unable to pay debt. Said debt was incurred on a misdemeanor with no prison time so there was no lawyer and the debtor’s prison isn’t a trial so there’s still no lawyer.