Relating to Your Attorney
To be considered [blank], you need to be able to work with your attorney in your defense.
What is Competent?
You can help your lawyer defend you by:
What is: Telling the whole story of what happened; Answering questions; and/or listening and telling your lawyer what you think.
People stand up when the judge enters and exits the room to demonstrate this.
What is Respect?
Working with your attorney and participating in your defense means that you will be able to talk rationally with your attorney about how he or she is going to [blank] you against your charges.
What is Defend?
If you disagree with your attorney about your defense, you can:
What is: Calmly state your point; Ask your lawyer more questions to understand their point; and/or Tell your lawyer you want to give it some thought.
If someone says something that is not true in the courtroom, you should do this.
What is Whisper Quietly to Your Attorney or Write a Note Letting Them Know?
Part of working with you attorney means that you will [blank] to his or her ideas.
What is Listen to / Think About / Consider?
To be competent, you must be able to share these with your attorney.
What are Important Facts?
Dressing in this manner will help, as appearances make an impression.
What is Appropriately?
Examples include: clean, hair combed, beard shaved or groomed, wear your best clothes.
To be competent, you must know this and what this means.
What are Your Charges?
To be competent, you must be able to help your lawyer plan this.
What is Your Defense?
If you are very disruptive in court, you can be charged with this, and if found guilty could face an additional 6 months of jail time.
What is Contempt of Court?
If you disagree with something that your lawyer says, you might take this approach instead of getting mad, arguing, or firing your lawyer.
What is Asking Questions / Attempting to Understand?
Planning your defense means that you can:
What is Talk about Defense Ideas and/or Work out a Solution Calmly when you Disagree?
You can speak in court under these circumstances.
What is: If you have been called to testify; and/or If the judge asks you a question.