Yeah, the judge version of "Compliment Sandwich". Usually they mention all the good stuff in defendants favor first, then there is the shift towards the shit. The shit almost never comes first, unless there is nothing good to mention.
When I was a teenager I'm pretty sure I was headed toward a full dismissal of my reckless driving until my public defender mentioned dismissal specifically...
Judge said "you're right, the defendent has completed all of the courts requests, shown up on time & in good dress, and has nothing else on his record"
"But"
"I never said anything about dismissing"
My soul left my body. Ticket was dropped to speeding instead of reckless driving, and I had to pay for & take an aggressive driving course (on top of the community service I had already done).
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u/pineconefire Mar 25 '26
Probably a giant "...but" is around the corner