u/Dewthedru

Hi all. My adult son who is homeless, got a DUI and a hit and run charge. He claims that he wasn’t drinking until after that morning and blah blah blah.

Anyway, he has zero assets or income and will likely be assigned a public defender. Should I pony up and get him a private attorney or do the PDs do a good job negotiating with the prosecutor in Marion County?

I’m not excited at the idea of dropping thousands more into solving his problems but don’t want him crippled in terms of future employment.