Please help calm. Facing prison sentence

[WienerDiva]

I'm due in court tomorrow for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

It happened six months ago and I'm pleading guilty so no trial etc.

No previous and I'm a person "of good character". But my goodness I'm bloody petrified.

I probably won't sleep tonight and I'll I keep thinking about is my dd.

Good luck for today, op.

Good luck. I really hope that you are back with good news later.

Good luck.

Hope you get a judge ( & jury if there is one) with some intelligence and common sense.

Good luck today, hope all goes well

You will be fine, having worked in the police I can tell you now...The courts try to avoid at all cost sending people to jail due to the fact that our prisons are packed and successful governments refuse to deal with the crisis! Will probably get a suspended sentence. Do learn from this though.

Op I genuinely hope you don't go to jail. I hope you get the best outcome possible.

On this post you've said it was 6 months ago. This man illegally drove your car and now you're in court.
And in this time you've now met another man, who you're calling your dp. This mans ex has threatened to kick your head in, or words to that effect.

I would take the time, honestly, to be single and really consider the people I let in my life.

Good luck.

Good luck, I don't know much about these things but I'd be suprised if you got a custodial sentence.

How did it go, @WienerDiva ?

@budgiesmuggler I didn't meet dp in that time. I already knew him as a friend. I understand your concern though and my reluctance to get involved with him with almost tangible.

However, he proved himself as a friend on more than one occasion and between him and another friend (female) I'd have been in absolute mental ruin. I'm certainly not going to leaving him now when other than this looming over us I'm the happiest I have ever been.

Good luck OP! Suspended sentence, hefty fine and unpaid work so quite appropriate in this situation. Given you’ve plead guilty any sentence would have 1/3 knocked off... I think given you’ve admitted it at the earliest opportunity that custody would be taken off they table.

Wishing you all the best today OP

@WienerDiva no not madness at all, just making sure you're all safe.

Will be thinking of you today xx

good luck today Diva I’m sure you’ll be home with a glass of vino in no time

Good luck for today.

Thinking of you today.

I have high hopes for you Diva as I've recently been on jury service for something much much worse and the court was still quite lenient imo. Just look sorry and say sorry if called upon to speak. Wishing you all the best and my fingers are crossed!!

Good luck for today Weiner for now for later!

Good luck!

Good luck, let us know the outcome.

I'm with @Aquamarine1029 here OP, the first time you did it was bad enough, but he then asked you again, surely that set off alarm bells?

Good luck anyway, but stop with the 'he made me' do it, and take responsibility for your actions.

I’m really sorry. Yes you were stupid but people make mistakes. Especially for partners. People do much worse and escape jail.

If you do then you will be okay.

Stay strong xx

Hope it goes well for you today.

@AvengersAssemble I haven't given a blow by blow account. I had two dealings with the police. The first time I lied which I know, in retrospect I shouldn't have done. The second time was to admit what I had done.

I'm pretty sure I am taking responsibility for what I've done.

As I'm sure I've already explained, at the time I felt like I didn't have a choice. I know, on reflection I did. I'm not excusing what I did, what I am doing is explaining as to why I reacted like I did.

good luck OP.

Wow people can be such knobs about shit like this. If you think once is all it takes for someone to realise that the relationship is abusive then I’m incredibly glad that you’ve clearly never had the misfortune to experience the sort of control that abusers have over their victims. OP has taken responsibility, she isn’t trying to get away with it otherwise she’d not be pleading guilty and packing a bag would she? It’s not unreasonable of her to say that she felt like she had no choice but also admit that, ultimately, that choice was still hers. You don’t have to stick the knife in to strangers on the Internet, it won’t make you feel any better about your life.

OP I hope you get on ok today. I agree that you’re likely looking at suspended, fine and unpaid work. Sending unmumsnetty hugs.