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>> 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 when you leave the home without your moms permission? >> yes. >> when you go to school, do you go to school every day? >> yes. >> y...

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 said i was going two years in placement. >> so you run away. im not going to recommend tau go home. im try to keep you staying here so we can work something out here. >> its not going to work, sir. >> somethings going to work. youre not going to run around like a chicken with your head cut off. >> probation officer gordon fleming is c...

Young people hes been associating with. i believe its safer for morris to be here for us to work with morris. >> so now its an issue of him being safe? >> well, thats one of the issues, yes. >> oh, okay. thats all i have, judge. >> anything else? >> mr. fleming, just to reiterate, the main issue is you fear that morris wont be present for future hearings? >> yes. >> and thats based on his past behavior. >> yes, maam. absolutely. >> no further questions, judge. >> morris when you didnt come to co...

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 said i was going two years in placement. >> so you run away. im not going to recommend tau go home. im try to keep you staying here so we can work something out here. >> its not going to...

>> one of the things i know is the probation department is recommending that you stay locked up. 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 detaine...

Im try to keep you staying here so we can work something out here. >> its not going to work, sir. >> somethings going to work. youre not going to run around like a chicken with your head cut off. >> probation officer gordon fleming is convinced morris requires for time in the care of the state. his attorney will fight to see that morris gets what he wants, to be released home but it is judge mary beth ben na venturea who gets to decide his faith. >> i think i understand your testimony to be beca...

Has tended to befriend some young men, one for instance who was shot the other day in a drive by shooting. young people hes been associating with. 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....

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 said i was going two years in placement. >> so you run away. im not going to recommend tau go home. im try to keep you stayi...

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 ...

Was shot the other day in a drive-by shooting. young people hes been associating with. 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 i 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 com...