Court Hearings Reflection

Over the course of the past two years I have become a lot more familiar with the court process here in Ada County. While some of this familiarity has come from touring the Ada County jail and learning new information from my criminal justice classes, my new found familiarity has with the courts comes from a relationship I have been in over the course of two years. So for this assignment I have attended multiple hearings for my girlfriend as support. So for this assignment, I have decided after discussing it with my girlfriend to write about some of the court hearings I have attended in support of her. Before I get into discussing the hearings I attended I thought it would be important to give a little background information that will provide you with context. Prior to meeting my girlfriend thru work she went through what we a call a dark period in her life. During this time she used controlled substances such as heroin and cocaine. While at the time she might not have seen it as a blessing, her room was raided by police and these items were found. After spending time in prison she was given supervised probation and was given the opportunity to participate in the
Only about two months into drug court, one day I received a phone call that Rosie had been in accident. When I arrived at her home it was revealed to me that she had huffed airduster at the Wal-Mart on Overland road. Less than a block away from her home, Rosie ended up driving her car into a neighbor's home. Upon arrival the police determined she was driving under the influence of these chemicals. She was initially placed under arrest. After speaking to her parole officer she was handed over to her parents and was told that she would have to turn herself into her parole officer at P and P the following day. Being that she did not have a clean record in her past I was expecting a formal hearing with a judge for DUI