Dear friend,
I find myself in quite a predicament, due to my own misfortune and bad judgement. My six-year-old son and I were recently left homeless when I was laid off from my job and my house was foreclosed and taken by the bank. I enrolled my son in a nearby elementary school when school started in the fall. Because I don't have an address, I used the address where I lived last. But the school district discovered I wasn't living at that address and charged me with fraud. I was arrested yesterday and haven't yet been to court. My son was placed in protective custody. I just want to get out of jail as soon as possible to reunite with my son!! ...
Do you think I need an attorney? After all, I am guilty. But I can't afford an attorney. Maybe I should just plead guilty so I can get this over with and reunite with my son. The judge is probably going to side with the prosecutor anyway.
