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>> come on out. >> hey, morris, how are you? down ruck, i'll 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 did. >> yeah. >> all right. the court's going to ask you why you were using mariju...

I know i got a problem. if you send me home and trust me, i'm going to show you -- >> morris, you remember some time back, we went through a detention hearing where you talked about your background, your history and what you wanted to have happen, correct. >> yes. >> we're not going to go through all of that for today's hearing. all i want to know is what you've learned since you've been locked up. >> since i've been detained i learned how to control my anger. i would like to go home with my family. >> can the court and can your mother believe you right now when you're saying that. >> yes, and...

Drive by shooting. young people he's been associating with. i believe it's safer for him to be here to work with morris. >> now it's an issue of him being safe? >> that's one of the issues yes. >> okay. that's all il have, judge. >> anything else? >> mr. fleming, the main issue is you fear that morris won't be present for future hearings? >> yes. >> and that's based on his past behavior. >> yes, ma'am it, absolutely. >> no further questions, judge. >> morris when you didn't come to court on july 24th, did your mother come? >> yes. >> have there been other times when you leave the home without ...

Miss mother because he knew there would be a conflict. so that worries me he's going to put himself in a situation that's going to become dangerous for him. so for all of those reasons today, the court order that he be placed at campana academy and i'll order that his family participate in family counseling along with him so that he can return home sooner than later. >> all right. >> this hearing's adjourned. thank you. >> say good-bye to your parents. >> bye. >> it's for the best. i love you, too. i'll see you. we'll see you there. okay. >> i think morris is a stinker. >> good luck. >> and i ...

Mr. republic? >> judge, i would call morris's 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? >> i'm always willing. but i just wonder if that's what's best for him. >> well, do you think it's best to keep him locked up? >> here, no, i don't. but as far as what helps, i know that there is a problem and he does not need some help. >> does he recognize there's a problem? >> yes, he does. >> why do you say that. >> he does admit there's an anger problem. >> do you think it's ...