Born a Crime

a postponement, and then maybe
you’ll go free or maybe you won’t.
Trust me, you don’t want to do that.
You have the right to stay here for
as long as you like. You want to
meet with a lawyer and set yourself
up before you go anywhere near a
court or a judge.” He wasn’t giving
me this advice out of the goodness
of his heart. He had a deal with a
defense attorney, sending him
clients in exchange for a kickback.
He handed me the attorney’s
business card, I called him, and he
agreed to take my case. He told me
to stay put while he handled
everything.