Why do i want to be a lawyer again???

[NicoleMarcelle]

Originally Posted by AngieDoogles

Maybe you could focus on the fact that she has a brother who is willing to help her beat this addiction? He sounds stable and supportive. Could you use his testimony?

As for the prosecution's rebuttal about doing drugs around the child, maybe you could start out by saying that yes she's made mistakes, but she is trying to improve her life as evidenced by her attempting to get treatment and that she wants to get clean so that she can be a positive influence in her son's life. Maybe not in the immediate future, but after a lot of work and assistance, she could eventually be the mother she's always wanted to be.

I don't know if that angle would work for you or not, but I thought a suggestion couldn't hurt.

yeah she rejected her brother's help before, but i'm trying for something along those lines... unfortunately i picked a different witness, bc we're only allowed to direct question 1 witness bc of time restraints, but i can use the brother on my closing... what you suggested is sorta the angle i was going for in my opening, but i made some mistakes, my teacher was pretty nice with his criticism... he was harsher with everyone else than me... so i guess that's good... thanks so much for your help Angie...