262) When will In-Patient Rehab help my case? ~ #HaberPA Michael A Haber Miami Criminal DUI Lawyer
Channel: Michael Haber
Date: 05/10/2018

When will an In-Patient Rehab Program help my case?

For me, recommending in-patient rehab to a criminal client is almost always a calculated tool intended to gain a tactical advantage in a pending criminal case, but, apart from the forensic benefits, in-patient rehab also has the potential to possibly change, and perhaps even to save, my client’s life.

Still, to be of use in court there’s gotta be a nexus - a logical link or a connection - between the rehab and the litigation goal... because if there’s no compelling link between the program and the case, then it may help the client personally but it’s not likely to help in court.  (For instance, someone who picked up 2 DUI’s inside of 2 weeks would likely benefit more - in court - from successful in-patient substance abuse treatment than would someone who only had a first DUI.) 

Even if there is a solid basis for rehab in your case, then you still need to be sure that you’ve got the right variables to make it effective.  For instance, if you have a Judge who just doesn’t believe in rehab then all the rehab in the world isn’t likely to persuade the Court.  And even if your Judge does buy rehab, you have to choose a facility and program that’s known and respected by the Court.   

Finally, even if you’ve got the right case, a compassionate Judge and you pick the right program, all of this is 100% dependent upon you.

If you don’t amenably attend and meaningful participate, if there’s no  provable insight, betterment, reform and remodeling of past behavior and prior poor judgment, if there’s no demonstrable framework for continued success, well, then your in-patient rehab will probably have been a waste of time and resources.

Thank you for your question.  I appreciate your having asked it.  Please remember that at #HaberPA it’s all about reasonable doubt!