Stephanie Brown with the Bexar County Public Defender’s Office talks with us today about representing individuals in magistration proceedings. Magistration is the very first court appearance a defendant makes after being arrested and for the longest time defense attorneys were non-existent during them. That changed a couple years ago in Bexar County and the results have been astounding. Listen in as the Andrews discuss the importance of early representation with the lawyer who is leading the charge on this important phase for someone charged with a crime. Stephanie recommends everyone read Suffer the Children by John Saul but it sounds too scary to one of the Andrews, we’ll let you guess which. Stephanie says the best piece of advice she’s ever been given is that you can’t make grown people do what they don’t want to do, so quit trying. You can learn more about Stephanie here (as well as find her contact information).