The Advocate's Justice: Legal Suspense Murder Mystery (The Advocate Series Book 10) by Teresa Burrell

Author:Teresa Burrell [Burrell, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silent Thunder Publishing
Published: 2019-04-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 37

Sabre and JP sat in the back of the courtroom as Morgan’s case was called. Bob was at the counsel table. Next to him sat Roxy and her attorney, Richard Wagner.

“I understand the mother is going to enter a plea,” Judge Hekman said. “Is that correct, Mr. Wagner?”

“That’s correct, Your Honor.” Wagner stood up. “She’s accepting jurisdiction, but would like to set disposition over to another date.”

“Will it be contested?”

“Possibly.”

“Are you asking for a trial date?”

“No, Your Honor. We have reason to believe the case may settle before then, but I can’t be certain. My client is already involved in parenting classes and is waiting for the social worker to set up therapy for her. Her household has changed considerably. With Bullet gone, his friends left as well. The father and his buddies are no longer at the house, and Conner is in custody. The only people remaining in the home are my client and her mother.”

The judge looked at County Counsel Linda Farris. “Has the mother been visiting Morgan?”

“There have been two visits arranged for her. She appeared for both, but she was late for the Sunday one and missed half the visit.”

“Was it set too early? Or was she in church?”

“It was at noon, Your Honor, and the mother overslept.”

Hekman looked at Roxy. “Is that correct, ma’am?”

“Yeah, but I had trouble sleeping that night. I had a migraine, and every time I’d get to sleep, the neighbor’s dogs started barking. It was morning before I finally got to sleep.”

Judge Hekman shook her head and addressed Wagner, her attorney. “Counselor, make sure your client understands the importance of visiting her daughter—and on time.”

“Yes, Your Honor.”

The judge heard the plea and set the case for a dispositional hearing to decide where Morgan would be placed. JP had already agreed to keep her if she wasn’t returned to her mother. He didn’t want her placed into foster care, but that would all be decided at disposition. In the meantime, the temporary orders were to leave Morgan with him. He was used to having her around, and for the first time, he realized how hard it would be when she left.

“What are you going to do now?” Sabre interrupted his thoughts.

“Gene’s meeting me at home to hopefully narrow the suspect list. Unless you need me to go to Conner’s 707 hearing.”

“There’s nothing to be gained by that. Your time is better spent finding out who really killed Bullet.”

“What are your chances of getting him tried as a minor?”

“I don’t know. I’ve got some good arguments. There’s new legislation that isn’t in effect yet, but it might help. And frankly, Conner getting beat up without provocation just might put us over the top.”

“They don’t know why that inmate started pounding on him?”

“No idea. Conner didn’t even know him. Maybe it was a gang initiation thing. The boy is a gang member. His father’s in Donovan, and he’s a gang member too. Who knows why boys do what they do, and nobody’s talking.”

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