re: Garbage Man Sent to Jail for Picking Trash Up too Early

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McGill, who didn’t have an attorney with him when he was sentenced,

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This is key. If you don't have representation who understands how the system actually works, you are playing against a stacked deck. It doesn't matter how trivial you think the arrest is, going to court without representation is just asking for this kind of result. A decent attorney probably could have gotten this thrown out before it ever reached sentencing.