Reflective Essay On Personal Counseling
Your honor,
My client, Carla Matthews, age ONLY 15, was charged for assault on her mother. However, there is more to the story. My client was merely protecting herself, acting in self defense.
Carla’s mother, Jessie, was out drinking the night of June 11th, 2017, at a friend’s house half hour away. Carla could tell that she was drunk immediately after she knocked the mailbox over outside the house. Carla rushed her boyfriend out of the house because he wasn’t supposed to be there. Carla’s mom, Jessie, saw him run out of the house and went inside to beat on Carla. Carla wasn’t ready for that, nobody’s mom should be drunk enough to fight their own daughter. The fight got so intense the couch tipped, and glasses fell and broke on the tile floor in the kitchen.
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Now, there was no gun or bat at the scene, but there were also pots, rolling pins, etc in the kitchen. The reason I feel like there was a blunt instrument used is the giant bruise on Carla’s head.
Carla should be put through personal counseling, which will help get her through the tough time. However, this needs to wait until AFTER my client has completely healed from her concussion. As of now, she needs rest. Too much use off your brain will give you some serious headaches. So, Carla’s sentence, in a word, is nothing, She was acting in self defense, and shouldn’t be found guilty. What would you do if someone came at you swinging their fists? You probably wouldn’t just stand there and take the hits. In conclusion, Carla Matthews is innocent. She acted in defense, and didn’t start anything. Jessie Matthews, however, should be guilty of child abuse. There was evidence of a hit to the head on Carla, who is pressing charges against her mother. Jessie should be arrested and jailed after what she did to
My client, Carla Matthews, age ONLY 15, was charged for assault on her mother. However, there is more to the story. My client was merely protecting herself, acting in self defense.
Carla’s mother, Jessie, was out drinking the night of June 11th, 2017, at a friend’s house half hour away. Carla could tell that she was drunk immediately after she knocked the mailbox over outside the house. Carla rushed her boyfriend out of the house because he wasn’t supposed to be there. Carla’s mom, Jessie, saw him run out of the house and went inside to beat on Carla. Carla wasn’t ready for that, nobody’s mom should be drunk enough to fight their own daughter. The fight got so intense the couch tipped, and glasses fell and broke on the tile floor in the kitchen.
Police flooded the scene an hour later, getting calls from neighbors about loud noises from …show more content…
Now, there was no gun or bat at the scene, but there were also pots, rolling pins, etc in the kitchen. The reason I feel like there was a blunt instrument used is the giant bruise on Carla’s head.
Carla should be put through personal counseling, which will help get her through the tough time. However, this needs to wait until AFTER my client has completely healed from her concussion. As of now, she needs rest. Too much use off your brain will give you some serious headaches. So, Carla’s sentence, in a word, is nothing, She was acting in self defense, and shouldn’t be found guilty. What would you do if someone came at you swinging their fists? You probably wouldn’t just stand there and take the hits. In conclusion, Carla Matthews is innocent. She acted in defense, and didn’t start anything. Jessie Matthews, however, should be guilty of child abuse. There was evidence of a hit to the head on Carla, who is pressing charges against her mother. Jessie should be arrested and jailed after what she did to