I have my first DUI in Contra Costa County, California. Do I need an advocate when I go to court?
Do not let a defender trade. Even if you can not afford a lawyer …. psst: the lawyers are human beings and they know their customers are human beings, can take other arrangements with the lawyer instead of money in advance. Get a real lawyer. You can get this dismissed and his record. A public defender has to defend the 100 to 300 daily court cases? Go sit in the courthouse and listen to public defenders. They literally review the case and say what's on top of his head, and the judge makes a decision. This is a chop shop, if there ever was one.