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=== 1. Client comes to the clinic before the first appearance date === | === 1. Client comes to the clinic before the first appearance date === | ||
The clinician should first advise the client he or she must attend court at each appearance date. The clinician should further advise about the nature of the first appearance, and be told that the trial never proceeds at that time. If the time before the first appearance date is brief | The clinician should first advise the client he or she must attend court at each appearance date. The clinician should further advise about the nature of the first appearance, and be told that the trial ''never'' proceeds at that time. If the time before the first appearance date is brief | ||
1-4 (one week or less), the client should be advised not to enter a plea, but to ask for a two-week adjournment to find counsel, to seek further legal advice, or to prepare his or her case. The clinician should assess the possible options for legal counsel and give general advice. They should not get into the client's "side of the story" until particulars are obtained and they have met with the supervising lawyer. | 1-4 (one week or less), the client should be advised not to enter a plea, but to ask for a two-week adjournment to find counsel, to seek further legal advice, or to prepare his or her case. The clinician should assess the possible options for legal counsel and give general advice. They should not get into the client's "side of the story" until particulars are obtained and they have met with the supervising lawyer. | ||
