Judge West Gives Defendant a Chance of a Lifetime 😲(part 1)

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]This woman was facing prison until the judge gave her one final chance.

[00:00:05]Do you think she deserves another chance?

[00:00:17]>> Okay, you're April Smith and will your client waive the formal reading of the indictment in each of those new cases?

[00:00:24]>> She does not judge.

[00:00:35]>> Ms. Smith in cause number 26 DCCR 0870 you're charged with a state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine from May 1st of 2025 and how do you plead to that charge?

[00:00:51]>> Guilty.

[00:00:52]>> Are you pleading guilty freely and voluntarily? And are you pleading guilty because you actually did what they charged you with?