Perfect Match by Jerry Byrum

Author:Jerry Byrum [Byrum, Jerry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
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Publisher: Wildfire Romance Publishing, LLC
Published: 2012-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

Roscoe called and left messages for Billy, his best friend.

He placed another call to Trevor Drake, and left a voice message.

A third call went to his new attorney. Roscoe had found a graduate of Elon University Law School who had courage enough to hang his own shingle after one year doing grunt work with an established law firm. He was lean and hungry. His hourly rate was a fifth of the pricey attorneys Fallington Enterprises had been using. Roscoe figured that’d work for him. Both he and his new attorney were probably at the bottom of the financial ladder. “Hey, Steve, Roscoe calling. What’s the latest?”

“Glad you called. Hope you’re recovering.”

“I’m working on it.”

“Good. Keep getting better. At some point you’re going to have to pay me.” He chuckled. “Okay, I’ve rummaged through the legal landscape around here, and here’s where we are. You’re charged with the full extent of reckless driving, speeding, failure to stop for the police, and DUI. It reads sort of like a buffet menu at the local cafeteria.

“The judge who has your case is one damn tough lady. She questions everything, but I like her. I’ve had a few cases before her and she knows I’m the kind of lawyer who equally challenges everything. She respects that. I’ve studied her rulings and her reasoning. Your case is similar to a few of her others, so I’m fairly certain she’s going to take a pretty big bite for justice out of your pocket book and your time.”

“What the hell does that mean?”

“A couple things. If you plead not guilty, you’d better be prepared to prove it to her.” He paused.

Roscoe said, “I’m guilty. Now where are we?”

“Smart decision. You’ll have to pay the usual court costs and she usually looks at how much property damage you caused and any other extra costs as a result of your behavior.”

Roscoe thought a moment. “So, what kind of money are we talking about?”

“I did some rough calculations. When your Corvette tumbled out of Beaucatcher Tunnel, you hit four traffic signs, bent two guard rails, and damaged one light pole. There was some extra expense involved with highway cleanup, you know, leaking fuel, glass breakage, plus some extra duty time for some of the law enforcement personnel. Umm…roughly ten thousand dollars.”

The attorney heard Roscoe’s sigh.

“So does that mean you want to plead not guilty?”

“No, I’m just trying to work with the figures in my mind.”

Steve added, “Another thing to consider…the sooner the defendant pays up the happier this judge is. She does not tolerate someone not paying the court.”

“You mentioned time. Am I going to have to do jail time also?”

The attorney chuckled. “This judge would love to give you some time in the clinker, and she’ll enter some time but…hold on I must take this call.”

The phone went to hold. Roscoe began sweating as he contemplated being in jail. He thought, how would one ever know being stupid could be so costly? He continued to wait.

Steve was back. “Sorry about that, Roscoe.

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