You really need to have an attorney represent you. You have a very good defense, but without a lawyer it will be very difficult to prevail. I don't know if the court will appoint a lawyer to represent you. To qualify for a court appointed attorney you must, qualify financially, and there must be jail time associated with a guilty finding on the charge. I am not sure if you qualify by either test, but you should try. The court is not designed for pro se defendants those who represent themselves. Even if it is a minor charge, you do not want to have a guilty on your criminal record. I would strongly urge you to do whatever is necessary to hire a lawyer. I know that you want to know what you can do to prevail and NOT hire a lawyer, but truthfully, I don't know. If it were easy or simple to do this on your own, lawyers would be unnecessary. I understand that you feel like you were innocent and shouldn't need to spend the money to hire a lawyer. Philosophically, that may be true. However, in the real world that we live in, you need a lawyer to navigate the criminal justice system.
Answered on Sep 19th, 2012 at 9:07 AM