Juvenile Deterrence. By Steam Train (steam_t2000@yahoo.com)
Chapter 5: Court.
Tuesday, the day of Daniels appearance in court arrived.
Both Mr and Mrs Green had taken time off work to accompany their son to the juvenile court.
Eric and Melissa over much protesting had been dispatched to school. They had wanted to attend, to support their brother they informed their parents but secretly both were desperate to see the moment of their brothers demise.
Daniel had been instructed to present himself from ten am. His parents made sure they were there by nine thirty, which ensured they had a long wait. Daniels case was not called till eleven thirty.
The Juvenile Court at Eastbrook was in a separate annex of the main courthouse, with its own separate public access. Daniel and his parents waited in a large central waiting room outside the closed doors to the courtroom.
Occasionally someone would come or go through those doors, their identity checked by the bailiff on duty outside the door. By law the general public could not attend most juvenile hearings and so to gain entry you had to provide reason and proof of identity to the bailiff at the door.
Daniel was glad of this provision. His appearance in the courtroom was going to be embarrassing enough without strangers looking on.
At ten o'clock a girl called Sarah Thompson was called into court. She had been sitting opposite the Greens. Sarah appeared to be about twelve or thirteen. Her parents accompanied her in along with a well dresses woman who Daniel took to be her lawyer.
Nothing else happened till the doors to the court opened at ten forty five and a teary but still fully dressed Sarah emerged holding a brochure and accompanied by her flush faced parents. They hurried quickly out of the waiting room and away from the stares of those waiting to enter the court.
David Sanders a boy from Daniels high school was next called. He was a 9th grade freshman and Daniel had seen him around school these last few weeks since school had started back but he did not know him.
From the comments passing between David and his parents as they pushed their reluctant son into the courtroom, this was a parental application for a NEWDD to be issued against their misbehaving and disrespectful son.
Like the girl before him David emerged fully dressed but blushing profusely and holding a brochure after only twenty-five minutes. He too did not hang around but exited the waiting room quickly.
There was a twenty-minute interlude before the bailiff called out "Daniel Green 14 years old, a hearing on charges of Trespass, Vandalism and Public Nuisance".
His parents and Mr Andrews accompanied Daniel in to the courtroom. The bailiff on the door took down their details and relationship to Daniel then allowed them to enter.
Upon entering the courtroom Daniel noticed his two arresting officers along with another well-dressed woman sitting at the desk adjacent to the one Mr Andrews ushered them too sit at.
They had no sooner sat and another court bailiff called out "All rise, Her Honour Judge Lucy Trevenian presiding".
The Judge instructed the court to be seated and then welcomed the participants. She addressed her remarks especially at Daniel informing him that though this was a juvenile court it was still run on strict legal procedures. She explained to him how she would hear the charges, ask for his plea and then consider the evidence before dismissing the charges or imposing sentence.
Judge Trevenian then asked Daniel to stand as the Clerk of the Court read out the charges.
"How do you plead? She asked.
Daniel was about to speak and tell the Judge he pleaded guilty when Mr Andrews rose from his seat and said" Mam I represent the accused and on his behalf we plead guilty your honour.
"A sensible decision Master Green, your guilty plea shall be noted".
Mr Andrews nodded to her honour and sat back down.
"I will hear from the prosecution relating to sentencing" the Judge intoned.
The well-dressed lady rose from her chair and related all the details of Daniels crime. She ended her report by stating, " ^Å that the arresting officers have advised that the accused has co-operated fully with all their investigations".
"Thank you Miss Dwyer and another sensible decision to co-operate fully on your behalf Master Green" the Judge replied.
"Mr Andrews I will hear your arguments for sentencing now"
Mr Andrews rose and informed the court all about Daniel. He listed his high academic achievements, his prowess on the sporting field his strong family background and his lack of any prior involvement in criminal activity.
The Judge then asked Daniels parents if they wished to address the court on the matter of their son.
Mrs Green declined but Mr Green rose and addressed the court.
`Your honour we fully support the police in the actions they have taken. Daniel had broken the law and deserves to be punished. That having been said I want to publicly say to my son here in the court that my wife and I love him dearly and we want him to have every success in life. Son your punishment will be particularly hard on you, more so than other fifteen year old guys but we will support you through your punishment and try our hardest to ensure that you learn from this experience. Thank you Your Honour" Mr Green said.
"No thank you Mr Green. Such a statement shows that Daniel comes from a loving caring home. We all make mistakes and provided we never see Daniel back in this courthouse then we have all succeeded in our desires to make Daniel life return to the straight and narrow".
The Judge then spoke to the court.
I will review the evidence submitted today and shall deliver my decision at the juvenile sentencing hearings on Friday. In the mean time Master Green upon dismissal please take a brochure on the Federal Juvenile Deterrence Program from the Clerk of the Court".
"Master Green it is my intention on Friday to issue a `Notification of Exemption from Wearing Decent Dress' under the Federal Juvenile Deterrence Act. You Master Green are strongly advised to read that brochure thoroughly before Friday so that you fully understand the requirements of the program".
"I also order that Daniel Green undergoes a full medical examination as soon as possible prior to Friday by a court approved medical practitioner so that I may consider any medical issues relating to sentencing raised in the Doctors report'.
`Clerk of the Court will you organise the authority for such please".
"I also notice Mr and Mrs Green from Mr Andrews submission that Daniel has two not much younger siblings. I strongly recommend but do not order that they attend Fridays sentencing hearing as it may well act as a forceful deterrent to both of them from committing similar misbehaviour and save you much stress over time".
"Case adjourned till next Friday," Judge Trevenian concluded.
Like the miscreant youths before him Daniel made a quick exit from the courthouse carrying the Federal Juvenile Deterrence Program brochure and contact details for a Doctor Geoffrey Bond, which he promptly gave to his mother.
Outside the courthouse Mr Andrews spoke to Owen and Vicki Green. "Well that went well. I think your speech helped greatly Owen and the fact that Daniel assisted police enquiries and pleaded guilty thus saving precious court time will all help in reducing Daniels sentence".
"How long do you think he will get?" Mrs Green asked. The same thought had been on the tip of Daniels tongue.
"A difficult question, normally the court will not go past the offenders sixteenth birthday because any further infringement whilst still under sentence could result in enslavement. So I would think it safe to say Judge Trevenian will not impose a sentence more than twelve months hopefully less with Daniels good record and co-operation" Mr Andrews concluded.
Daniels heart sank further at the news that he could be a nudie for the next twelve months. Twelve months of being laughed at as having the smallest teenage dick in Eastbrook.
Mr Andrews then informed both Mr and Mrs Green that there was no point in him attending the sentence on Friday. "Unless you want to pay for my unnecessary attendance as all the legal submissions have been made there. All that remains is for Judge Trevenian to review the medical report and then pass sentence. I can have no further influence on those results" he informed the Greens.
They said their thank you and goodbye to Mr Andrews and the Greens walked silently to their car.
Daniels parents drove him to the High School and accompanied him in to the office so they could sign off for his late attendance. They also wanted to speak to the Principal about Daniels impending sentence.
When they entered the school office there seated against the sidewall was Daniels five companions from the foundry.
Eyes glared at him as he walked over to the reception desk. They had all been called up the see the Principal and were waiting on their parents to arrive.
The Principal had a letter from the Police for each youth requesting the parents to bring their child down to the police station within forty eight hours for interviewing about Trespassing, Vandalism and creating a Public Nuisance at Thompson's Foundry.
To make matters worse Daniel's dad turned to the five gang members and said `Ah the other offenders, my guess is you will all be joining my son as nudies very soon".
The five blushed noticeably at this news but their eyes spoke of betrayal and contempt. Daniels dad's comments had just confirmed their suspicions. Daniel had snitched on them.
The Greens only had to wait a few minutes before the Principal invited them into his office. Those few minutes however were far too long for Daniel. The look his friends gave him as he sat opposite them foretold of bad times ahead.
Once in the Principals office Daniel sat and listened as his parents explained to the Principal Daniels impending fate. He began blushing profusely as Mr green informed the Principal in great detail of his transplanted penis and possible bullying due to its size.
Apart from the three police officers no one knew the current size of his dick. His dad and mum had deliberately given Daniel his privacy after he received his transplant. His brother and sister had never saw him naked since he entered 5th grade, well before the accident.
Daniel noticed his father used only general terms to describe his penile size to the Principal. It occurred to Daniel as he sat there blushing that soon everyone including his father was going to know exactly how small he really was.
By the time Daniel reached home that afternoon his mum had already arranged for an appointment after school the next day with Dr Bond.
Daniel was again sent to his room in disgrace.
He had homework to do, so this grounding time was a good opportunity to do it. After dinner he had determined that he would read the information brochure on the Federal Juvenile Deterrence Program before going to bed, so that he would know the specifics of just what he was in for once the Judge issued his `Notification of Exemption from Wearing Decent Dress'.
When Daniel was called downstairs for dinner he was initially glad to get out of his room but his thoughts soon changed.
As he walked through the family room on the way to the kitchen Melissa greeted him and said "hey nudie"
"Fuck off "Daniel replied.
"Soon you won't be able to talk to me like that; soon you will be a slave. A nudie slave" Melissa replied with glee.
"Daniels going to be a nudie, Daniels going to be a nudie" Melissa continued taunting.
"No I'm not Daniel replied"
"Yes you are on Friday, Mum told Eric and me all about it. We are even allowed to go to court and watch you sentenced' Melissa informed him.
Blushing in front of his sister and feeling totally defeated, Daniel walked on into the kitchen eatery.
Daniel had to sit through a painful dinner. A dinner where his father and mother elaborated in great detail to Eric and Melissa about the days happenings.
How Daniel had a medical examination tomorrow. A fact that bought giggles from both Eric and Melissa before their mother shushed them up. How Daniel had done the right thing by pleading guilty and how the other offenders were being interviewed following Daniels co-operation.
The look of contempt on Eric's face when he heard that his older brother had snitched on his fellow gang members made Daniel look away in shame from his brother's stare.
Daniel was glad when the dinner was over and he was sent back to his room to escape the obvious glee of his brother and sister at his imminent demise. A demise they were now allowed to witness. After his sisters comments about him soon not being able to talk to her like that; and that soon he would be a slave Daniel desperately wanted to read the information brochure on the Juvenile Deterrence Program he had been given and find out exactly what was in store for him.
End Chapter 5.
Acknowledgements:
The Legal Nudity concept from `The Nudie Juvie' stories by Nialos Leaning, Aldric & other Authors.