Jessica Morales.
Good morning, Jessica.
Good morning.
Jessica, you're charged with speeding.
I was.
In Roger Williams Park.
Yes sir.
Were there kids in the car?
My son was in the car, yes.
How old is he?
He is four.
Did you take him to the zoo?
I took him to the playground
and then he had speech pathology
and that's where we were going, and then I had called
to let them know that I was running a little late
because I got pulled over.
But the officer was extremely nice
and I know she was just doing her job.
She already charged you with doing five over the limit.
Yes, she did let me know that.
The speed limit was fifteen,
she charged you with doing twenty.
Yes, she did let me know that.
I actually didn't know the speed limit,
but I know I was going a little bit fast
because I was trying to get him to speech.
He didn't want to get off the slide.
What's your son's name?
Eli.
Did you take him on the merry-go-round?
He loves anything that spins or flies.
Oh. (laughs)
He has autism--
I guess--
so kids that have autism,
they like either things that fly, spin,
Oh, and he likes water, too.
How's he doing?
He's good. He goes to speech and occupational therapy.
Something new.
Well I don't know your son,
but I know something about him.
I know he has a loving mother.
He sure does.
He sure does.
And a loving sister.
He does?
Yes. I'm in a hurry, cause I don't know how long
cause I don't know how long the babysitter will...
[Judge Caprio] Oh okay.
it's $10 an hour while they watch them.
When is that, today?
Yes.
I don't want you speeding on the way home now, okay?
No (laughing) no, I'm not.
All right?
No, I haven't got a ticket.
I've been driving since I was sixteen, you can check.
You're giving us an awful lot
of information about yourself.
Yeah, I'm trying to get this, please dismissed, please.
Inspector Quinn, I can't handle this emotion
Your honor, I was just hoping
for a little more information
cause I gotta few matters upstairs on the desk
I wouldn't mind clearing up, so...
(laughing)
I mean, a few more and she'll definitely incriminate herself
on a few of them
(gasps) Did I incriminate myself?
Jessica, I want to congratulate you
on being a great mother.
Oh, thank you.
And a good person and I think taking all the factors
into consideration in this case,
so you were doing five miles over the limit.
You had your child, taking your child
to Roger Williams Park, which has a zoo,
it has rides, it has beautiful man-made lakes.
You had a wonderful day
and I'm not gonna tarnish that wonderful day.
The matter is dismissed. Good luck to you.
Thank you so very much, I appreciate it.
Good luck.
There's a special place in heaven for parents
who are raising children with special needs.
Raising any child is challenging.
Parenting a child with special needs
will teach you just how strong you really are.
It requires incredible tenacity, patience, resourcefulness,
and an unwavering commitment to never-ending love.
It seems to me that Jessica is a great example of the adage,
"True parenting is about raising the child you have,
not the child you thought you would have."
Eli is lucky to have Jessica as his mom,
and I was happy to give them both a break.
Jason Fallon,
this is summons number MC61108
charges Mr. Fallon with smoking
in a prohibited area in Kennedy Plaza.
I'm sorry, your honor. I'm hard of hearing.
Okay. Mr. Fallon, can you hear me now?
A little bit.
You are charged with smoking in Kennedy Plaza.
Yes.
You are represented by counsel.
Your counsel will speak on your behalf.
Okay
Was he in the cell all night last night?
He was, your Honor.
And he was in the cell all night
for the other two as well?
Yes
So he's spent three nights in jail for smoking?
No your Honor.
No, no, he spent one night, he spent one night in jail
for smoking three times in Kennedy Plaza.
I get the whole thing.
You understand.
Three cigarettes equal one night in jail.
That is correct, your honor.
That is the correct calculation.
So if you smoke a full pack of cigarettes
you spend six and a half days in jail.
You're gonna be spending a lot of time, yeah.
(laugh) maybe even a month.
If you smoke a carton of cigarettes,
we put you with the ACI, it costs the city,
it's gonna cost the state, right, $10,000
because he smokes a pack of cigarettes.
Doesn't make sense.
Doesn't make any sense to me, either.
First of all, we have to uphold the law.
The city council, within it's lawful authority
says you can't smoke in Kennedy Plaza
for what they state are very valid reasons, right?
And I don't dispute that, okay?
Nevertheless, it is the law.
It's a city ordinance.
Are you still smoking?
'Scuse me?
Are you still smoking?
Yes.
Do you intend to quit?
Uh, I've cut back a lot, actually, but--
How many cig--
I'm having a hard time quitting.
Yeah, how many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
I'm sorry?
How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
'Scuse me?
Ask him.
How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
About five or six.
Can you find a place to smoke them
other than Kennedy Park?
Yes, I can, yes.
All right, what does that sign say?
Does that say "Frank, is that you?"
What does that say?
Yes it does.
Yes.
It could be you.
Did you know you were coming to court today?
Cause my name is Frank.
Um, I'm sorry.
His name is Frank.
Oh really? No, I didn't know that
(laughing)
I think you knew, I think you knew.
I think you've been punished enough.
I'm not going to sentence you.
Okay, thank you, your Honor.
The fact of the matter is if I fine you,
you won't pay the fine, then they'll arrest you again,
and you come back, and then you'll be in jail
for the rest...
you'll do life in jail one night at a time
if we keep this up.
(laughing)
That's a lot of cigarettes under the bridge.
Try to quit. I'm not gonna try to you know--
Okay, your honor.
I'm not gonna try to monitor your behavior, right.
But for your health, try to quit.
But I think justice demands that I let you go.
So you're free.
Go outside. Breathe fresh air.
Excuse me?
Go outside and breathe fresh air. (laughing)
Your honor, he didn't have any cigarettes last night.
Thank you, your honor.
You have to go this...
(laugh)
(funky jazz music)
Bradley Douglas.
Good morning, your Honor.
Bradley, go to the other mic.
Okay that makes sense.
All right. You have one parking ticket, Bradley.
This is on Home Avenue.
Are you a student?
Yes
Where?
At Rhode Island College.
Do you have photographs of the way you were parked?
I have a summons that I received in the mail.
Was the car parked in the driveway on the sidewalk?
Or was it parked right on the sidewalk?
Well, so I live in a duplex
so that means I share a driveway with others.
So your car was the last one in
and it was protruding out on the sidewalk?
Correct, yes.
Was there room for people to walk?
Enough, I'd say.
Yeah, if you weighed less than a hundred pounds
was there enough room?
Yeah. (laugh)
Ballet, on the curb. (laughs)
If you were a tight rope walker,
you could get by on the sidewalk?
Exactly.
All right. I'm gonna...it's a hundred dollar fine
and I'm gonna reduce it to thirty dollars.
Okay
So it's gonna cost you thirty dollars, sir.
Thank you, your Honor.
Get the car off the sidewalk.
You got it, Thank you.
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