Hi...
My daughter, who is 19 years old, was hanging out with some friends at the local high school at night (Nassau County, New York). She received a desk appearance ticket for trespassing, which is showing up in the court's computer system as a "Violation" - NOT a Misdemeanor (sp?). She has to go to court tomorrow.
My daughter cannot afford an attorney and I am curious if she even needs one for a "violation". And if she does, would a court-appointed attorney do as good a job as someone hired for such a "violation"?
The desk appearance ticket says she is to go to Arraignments. Does this mean she will only plead guilty or not guilty tomorrow and then have to go back to court?
One last thing, since this is only a "violation", should she just go to court and plead guilty tomorrow, so as to not drag this out? The police offer that gave her the ticket said that all she needs to do is show up at court and pay a fine - and that would be it.
Many thanks for your help.
Kamm

