My 24 year old son has a pending DUI hearing next week. How do I keep him out of jail?

I don't practice in your jurisdiction. If you can't afford a lawyer, you need to make do with the public defender. Go with your son to the court dates, lay your belief about his mental health out to the PD. You'll need to do most of the work, just ask the PD, what you need to do to help.

Edward J. Blum

Tarrant County does not have a public defender, but if your son has not hired his own attorney, he should be appointed one to represent him. You need to go the court date and speak with the attorney. If you want to try to contact the attorney before that time, you might consider calling the attorney and setting up a meeting before then, bringing with you all the documentation you have about his condition. If you don't know who his attorney is, then you can call the Tarrant County Court Administrator at 817-884-2371 to get this information.

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Your son should seek legal representation by a public defender at public expense.



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