What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
My trial was delayed for 1 1/2 years. ORC states trial should be within 270 days of arrest, at 340 days i was told charges were dropped and i was to be arrainged again on a new charge finally, my public defender coerced me into signing a guilty plea stating I would not get a fair trial "no chance in hell of getting a fair trial" were his exact words and i would definately lose and definately get the maximum sentence. he told me signing the plea was my ONLY OPTION my scum bag public defender also told me signing that plea was the only way i would get my son back! he said i would serve 6 months and be out before the permanency hearing so i signed the plea and the judge post poned sentecing for 6 months until 2 weeks before the permanency hearing
While i was in jail he retired and left my appeal in the hands of his replacement who also has left his job already my appeal is over (I lost, no wonder huh) and never heard a word from my lawyer or the court about hearings or anything, of course the time allowed to appeal this ruling has expired
Here i sit a year after sentencing I served 6 of 18 months. my lawyer hung me out to dry i was arrested, arraigned and charged for the same crime twice and now that i have finally recieved my appeal documents i find that i was found guilty of the same crime twice, the first charge was never dropped as my lawyer assured me.
1) The court unreasonably delayed my case
2) I was denied my right to "effective" cousel
3) EVERY effort was made to prevent me from getting a trial let alone a fair one
4) I have been charged and found guilty of the same crime twice
i have no money for a lawyer, which is what got me into this mess to begin with can someone PLEASE advise me on where i can go from here?
As for the original charge my ex husband stripped me and despite my begging and pleading forced me to perform sex acts on his underage friend for his entertainment i spent 6 months in jail i lost my 3 year old son forever and i am on the sex offenders list and can have no more children for 25 years .... because i was raped !
PLEASE HELP!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My trial was delayed for 1 1/2 years. ORC states trial should be within 270 days of arrest, at 340 days i was told charges were dropped and i was to be arrainged again on a new charge finally, my public defender coerced me into signing a guilty plea stating I would not get a fair trial "no chance in hell of getting a fair trial" were his exact words and i would definately lose and definately get the maximum sentence. he told me signing the plea was my ONLY OPTION my scum bag public defender also told me signing that plea was the only way i would get my son back! he said i would serve 6 months and be out before the permanency hearing so i signed the plea and the judge post poned sentecing for 6 months until 2 weeks before the permanency hearing
While i was in jail he retired and left my appeal in the hands of his replacement who also has left his job already my appeal is over (I lost, no wonder huh) and never heard a word from my lawyer or the court about hearings or anything, of course the time allowed to appeal this ruling has expired
Here i sit a year after sentencing I served 6 of 18 months. my lawyer hung me out to dry i was arrested, arraigned and charged for the same crime twice and now that i have finally recieved my appeal documents i find that i was found guilty of the same crime twice, the first charge was never dropped as my lawyer assured me.
1) The court unreasonably delayed my case
2) I was denied my right to "effective" cousel
3) EVERY effort was made to prevent me from getting a trial let alone a fair one
4) I have been charged and found guilty of the same crime twice
i have no money for a lawyer, which is what got me into this mess to begin with can someone PLEASE advise me on where i can go from here?
As for the original charge my ex husband stripped me and despite my begging and pleading forced me to perform sex acts on his underage friend for his entertainment i spent 6 months in jail i lost my 3 year old son forever and i am on the sex offenders list and can have no more children for 25 years .... because i was raped !
PLEASE HELP!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?