shit just got reeeeeeeal ...
Okkkay - the day has finally arrived and Shaun is going to meet with his lawyer and the DA today, and this was all pretty much decided this morning. It really feels almost surreal, like this whole process has taken so long and it's finally here and my stomach is all up in knots about it. I guess he finally gets to go in today and be like, "Hey, lady, you've got the wrong dude and I've got an airtight alibi." There's more to this that very much adds to the nice-try-but-you-goons-done-messed-up bit, but I'll write that a little later in a private post, hopefully with an update on how things went with the DA.
Look, logically I can access this situation and know that everything will be alright, particularly because Shaun has two very credible witnesses in my father and I. No one can know more than either of us that he didn't do it because, well, I happened to be physically with him at the time. But look at the fact that we're even here at all. That he was even given a warrant for a crime he didn't commit. Plus APD is notoriously shifty and corrupt. It just makes me nervous and it's eating at my insides a bit right now. I mean, it always does when I give myself a chance to think about it, but I've grown pretty good at pushing that to the back.
But I think this is a pretty big step and, as Shaun has pointed out to me, it's actually pretty rare that a lawyer will go to a DA and say "you've got the wrong guy", because most wouldn't be willing to put their reputations on the line unless they're absolutely sure of what they have. Regardless of what TV cop shows and courtroom dramas may lead you to believe. So I'm excited, but I'm also nervous. I have no idea what to do with myself. But it is a very big and incredible thing that today, this could all finally end. Here's hoping ...
Look, logically I can access this situation and know that everything will be alright, particularly because Shaun has two very credible witnesses in my father and I. No one can know more than either of us that he didn't do it because, well, I happened to be physically with him at the time. But look at the fact that we're even here at all. That he was even given a warrant for a crime he didn't commit. Plus APD is notoriously shifty and corrupt. It just makes me nervous and it's eating at my insides a bit right now. I mean, it always does when I give myself a chance to think about it, but I've grown pretty good at pushing that to the back.
But I think this is a pretty big step and, as Shaun has pointed out to me, it's actually pretty rare that a lawyer will go to a DA and say "you've got the wrong guy", because most wouldn't be willing to put their reputations on the line unless they're absolutely sure of what they have. Regardless of what TV cop shows and courtroom dramas may lead you to believe. So I'm excited, but I'm also nervous. I have no idea what to do with myself. But it is a very big and incredible thing that today, this could all finally end. Here's hoping ...