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Testimony to be because morris is not as available or participating with these services to the extent that you think appropriate, that he should just remain locked up? >> well, im basing that upon him running away from home. his mother not knowing where he is. and she was having a hard time controlling him and reasoning with him he has failed a couple of drug tests. morris has told me on several occasions that whatever i do its not going to work. >> so had you previously recommended that he unde...

>> hey, morris, how are you? down ruck, ill be your lawyer for today. >> 17-year-old morris is locked up for possession of marijuana and more importantly for failing to appear at a former court attorney. he meets with his court appointed attorney. >> today the court wants to hear a little bit about what happened and make a decision whether or not to release you today. what do you want to have happen. >> i want to get released. >> okay. did you test positive for marijuana when you came in? >> you...

I believe its safer for him to be here to work with morris. >> now its an issue of him being safe? >> thats one of the issues yes. >> okay. thats all il have, judge. >> anything else? >> mr. fleming, the main issue is you fear that morris wont be present for future hearings? >> yes. >> and thats based on his past behavior. >> yes, maam it, absolutely. >> no further questions, judge. >> morris when you didnt come to court on july 24th, did your mother come? >> yes. >> have there been other times ...

>> its okay. ill see you at 1:30, all right? youre going to be all right. ill be here all day every day. i love. >> i love you too. >> hang in there. >> i certainly understand why the court did what it did. theres not a solid support structure in place where this mother says im going to take care of this problem. while i certainly was advocating for him to go home and would have liked to have seen that, i understand the courts decision. >> with so much testimony pushing against morriss release, ...

That being locked up, sitting here does something. i believe it has for morris. i would suggest that we move in increments. we move in increments from where he was was no real restrictions just you need to do what were telling you to do to now were going to put a bracelet around your ankle before we jump to the most severe conclusion, the recommendation he be shipped away from his family and brothers and sisters. i would just ask that the court give some credence to what he said on stand today. ...

>> judge, i would call morriss mother angel to the stand, please foo if the court were to decide that morris need not be locked up any longer, would you be willing to have him released to your custody? >> im always willing. but i just wonder if thats whats best for him. >> well, do you think its best to keep him locked up? >> here, no, i dont. but as far as what helps, i know that there is a problem and he does not need some help. >> does he recognize theres a problem? >> yes, he does. >> why do...

Miss mother because he knew there would be a conflict. so that worries me hes going to put himself in a situation thats going to become dangerous for him. so for all of those reasons today, the court order that he be placed at campana academy and ill order that his family participate in family counseling along with him so that he can return home sooner than later. >> all right. >> this hearings adjourned. thank you. >> say good-bye to your parents. >> bye. >> its for the best. i love you, too. i...

Nurse look at him real quick to determine that hes not under the influence. they found him today because he was smoking marijuana with his friends and they ran all their names at first morris was lying about his identity because he knew he had a warrant. >> you didnt take any drugs? >> had you. >> you why are your eyes like that? >> liking what? >> all slanty and red. >> theyre red? >> theyre red. >> were going to need medical clearance. we cant accept him like this. >> she believed that he was ...

We have our work cut out for us. the difficult challenge as a public defender for a child is distinguishing between whats in the childs best interests and what the child wants because in every case, every child wants to get out of here but theres no question that as morriss advocate that i want him to go home and my preference is that the children should be home with their parents supposed to detained in a detention center. >> you know you had a court hearing, didnt even come? i was scared. they...

Judge mary beth ben na venturea who gets to decide his faith. >> i think i understand your testimony to be because morris is not as available or participating with these services to the extent that you think appropriate, that he should just remain locked up? >> well, im basing that upon him running away from home. his mother not knowing where he is. and she was having a hard time controlling him and reasoning with him he has failed a couple of drug tests. morris has told me on several occasions ...