My son has to go to court in the morning and he is represented by an attorney. If he has something he feels that is detramentel to his case and the attorney does not say or bring it up can he raise his hand and ask the judge to say something?
MoonDust

Hello Moon:

No. The judge won't let him speak. His attorney is his mouthpiece. Nor SHOULD he attempt it, either. If he wants his attorney to say something, he should take his attorney aside and TELL him to say thus and so. The attorney works FOR your son, and will DO what your son demands.

It may, however, NOT be in your sons interest to say what he thinks he should say. If it was me, I'd do what my lawyer said, cause that's what I pay him for. Or, I'd fire him and get one that I DO trust.

excon

No, this is not grade school, his attorney only can speak. But he may sit there and hear all sorts of bad things, since that is what the other side will be doing as they present their evidence, then his attorney gets to ask the same person questions to try and not prove it. Also in the opening and closing statements the other side will say many things saying he is guility and he just has to sit quiet while they do this.

But yes, write a note to his attorney when being said and show him

no, this is not grade school, his attorney only can speak. But he may sit there and hear all sorts of bad things, since that is what the other side will be doing as they present thier evidence, then his attorney gets to ask the same person questions to try and not prove it. Also in the opening and closing statements the other side will say many things saying he is guility and he just has to sit quiet while they do this.

But yes, write a note to his attorney when being said and show him


Thank You... as I understand he can write his attorney a note and pass it to him if he has something he wants him to say.
MoonDust