And it was worse than I thought https://twitter.com/fodderyfodder/status/1305509340510654470

Arraignments. Tried to convince me that every PD pleads everyone guilty @ arraignment (without ever having received discovery) because it’s necessary to “keep things moving”. They could not grasp my refusal, kept trying to explain their “process” to me in a different way.

“They” are the prosecutor, clerk, court reporter, and probation. LOST. THEIR. SHIT. Telling me “the PDO will have to send someone else, you’re not going to work for us.” Yelling, talking shit “behind my back” but in front of my face, huffing and puffing, & pacing.

It was so bad I went to discuss with the judge and explain my refusal to plea people without ever having received & reviewed discovery among other things. ALL OF THEM INSISTED TO BE A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.

And after explaining to the judge, they all took their turn explaining to the judge WHILE FREAKING OUT- ruining the flow of their docket and going to cause a crazy trial date. The judge: “for 20 years we have always had a PD that is able to follow our rules and process here.”

Judge incredulously looks at me— so you are going to plea everyone not guilty at an arraignment?!