In 2007- Alice Moore was in the Grandview-MO Municipal Court having been charged with possession of "less than an ounce" of marijuana (POW- Possession Of Weed).
Moore- a single parent with a child a home- requested an attorney.
Like many Americans- this person charged with POW was "too poor to afford a lawyer"- according to the KANSAS CITY STAR article by Dan Margolies.
Alice Moore was denied that attorney by the GMC- pled guilty without legal council- fined- unable to pay the fine ("poor"- remember?) and jailed.
Ms. Moore is now suing the City of Grandview for her denial of what is naively thought of as constitutionally-guaranteed right to legal council when charged with a crime- other facets- and seeking unspecified damages.
Alice Moore sure has Captain Spaulding's support and I'll follow this case to it's conclusion.
________
No comments:
Post a Comment