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The charges listed were \u201cCriminal Child Endangerment\u201d and \u201cReckless Rescue Attempt.\u201d If I lost, I was looking at five to ten years in prison.<\/p>\n

I called the parents fifteen times, but each call went straight to voicemail. In a state of disbelief, I drove to their apartment building. The father,\u00a0Mr. Peterson<\/span><\/strong>, opened the door. His face, once etched with gratitude, was now contorted in a mask of rage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou broke our baby!\u201d he snarled, physically pushing me back. \u201cGet away from us before we call the police!\u201d He slammed the door in my face, the sound echoing the collapse of my world.<\/p>\n

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The next morning, I met with my assigned public defender,\u00a0Mr. Ramsay<\/span><\/strong>. His office was a chaotic landscape of overflowing case files and half-empty coffee cups. He was juggling forty cases and barely had time to glance at mine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The charges listed were \u201cCriminal Child Endangerment\u201d and \u201cReckless Rescue Attempt.\u201d If I lost, I was looking at five to ten years in prison. I called the parents fifteen times, but each call went straight to voicemail. In a state of disbelief, I drove to their apartment building. The father,\u00a0Mr. Peterson, opened the door. His…<\/p>\n

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