Samantha Sanders/3.0

Samantha Sanders is a character role-played by WildflowerWonder.
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==General Description==
Samantha Sanders, Esq. is an Attorney for the Department of Justice, primarily working as an Assistant State Attorney for the State Attorney's Office.
Despite her relatively recent arrival in Los Santos, Samantha is well known by officers, criminals, and civilians alike throughout the city. She is hardworking and driven when it comes to her work, but she is also deeply emotional, choosing to believe the best in people, regardless of what their past actions say. Samantha initially aspired to become a Prosecutor for the Unified Police Department/3.0, particularly the Street Crimes Unit due to her relationship with Nathaniel Greyson and Sr. Detective Demi Black, however after she was charged as an accomplice to her client's Attempted Murder of Det. Black, she became disillusioned with the SCU, seeing their aspirations for convictions rather than justice, and distanced herself from the unit as much as she could, encouraging others to do the same. 
Over time, with generous amounts of support from loved ones, Samantha worked past her deep-seeded levels of resentment and pursued her dreams to work as a State Prosecutor. She now works as an Assistant State Attorney, finally earning the trust of some law enforcement officers such as Trooper Jack Ripley, Officer Eryn Carter, and Ranger Sergent Jeffrey Bundy. She does everything in her power to keep her work to be an Assistant State Attorney and help guide officers to proper articulation and application of laws and charges when the officers are not confident to do so on their own. 
Outside of her work, Samantha is greatly involved in Esports gaming. Having founded, managed, and moderated several online gaming communities over the past 9 years, Samantha is what most in Los Santos would call "a total nerd." She also maintains relationships with friends from all walks of life, including her previous criminal clients, fellow attorneys and judges within the Department of Justice, news reporters, EMS personnel, ghost-busters, and more!
==Background Information==
Samantha was born in Chicago, Illinois, where she was raised as a part of a long-standing prestigious family, particularly due to their business and legal prominence. The family's main businesses involved meat packing plants and various other entrepreneurial ventures in and around Chicago. The Sanders family, however, lost most of their prestige in 1871, when the Great Chicago Fire tore most of the family's businesses venues and surrounding structures. It was commonly believed that the fire itself was the cause of the family's sudden financial troubles and ruin, however in truth the Sanders family was involved in under-the-table debts, which had to be repaid once the fires struck.
Only in the last decade has the Sanders family returned to their former prestige, mostly due to the efforts of the family matriarch, Samantha's grandmother. It was also due to her that Samantha was inspired to attend law school, to help the family and their fishing business around Chicago. Sam first studied in Los Santos, attending the University of San Andreas, Los Santos and earning a Bachelor's Degree in Business in 2013 at age 19. After her grandmother's pressures, she went on to study at the Columbia Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctorate three years later. Despite her success at such a young age, Samantha struggled with refinement in law; her trainings and apprenticeships with various law firms often ended in abject failure, and while she had the drive to succeed, her skills needed honing.
Samantha found a life in Liberty City during her law school years, where she joined the Legal4U, LLP as an internship in the summer of 2018. She worked as a law clerk, and was responsible for managing and preparing documents and case files, research, and background analysis for more than ten cases at a time. After this internship concluded, Samantha joined Northram and Goldberg, LLP, as an Associate specializing in Insurance Defense. Increasing her workload to more than 40 cases at a time, Samantha worked there for three years, before she fell out of favor with the company after failing numerous large cases. In an attempt to hide her shame, and move forward without her past looming over her, Samantha moved to Los Santos to start anew.
==Notable Events==
The First Case
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A True Shit-Show
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Tribulations in Trial
On January 18th, 2023, Samantha was called for a cell representation at the Davis Police Department. Upon arriving, she was greeted by Senior Ranger Campbell and Officer Mahmoud. They explained the situation surrounding the suspect, Clark Mason, and the charges they were pressing. After conferring with Mason, Samantha officially requested a Bench Trial, which was accepted by Judge Schwinghammer. 
On the way to the Bench Trial, Samantha stopped at the Simone Memorial Hospital to pick up a friend, after-which they went to UwU Café to grab some food for the trial. Finally, as Samantha was not dressed appropriately for trial, they went to the nearest clothing store to buy more formal clothes. As soon as she entered, however, she received a phone call from Judge Schwinghammer (approx. 10 minutes after the Bench Trial was scheduled) to ask about her whereabouts, and urge her to come to the Courthouse posthaste. Deciding to heed Judge Schwinghammer's recommendation, and not to change her outfit, Samantha proceeded quickly to the Courthouse. The trial was led by Judge Schwinghammer, with Judge Maze and Judge Stanton taking a back-seat.
The Bench Trial proceeded as usual, with Officer Mahmoud, Ranger Campbell, and Detective DeMonte testifying as Prosecution Witnesses, and Mason waiving his 5th Amendment Right to testify for his Defense. Abnormally, however, was the presence of Judge Schwinghammer's bailiff, Hat Carl. Throughout the proceedings, Carl was verbally hostile with both Samantha and her client, as well as various onlookers in the courthouse. Additionally, during Judge Schwinghammer's deliberation, Judge Greyson entered the courtroom, and chastised Samantha for her unprofessional appearance, despite Judge Schwinghammer's acceptance in order to allow the trial to proceed in a timely manner.
Samantha then had a heated exchange with Judge Stanton, where he told Samantha he expected her to "shape up" and "put on some nice clothes" before their upcoming trial. A few minutes after this, Judge Stanton returned to ask for some popcorn, to which Samantha curtly requested that all conversation pertain to the court case at hand. 
Immediately after Judge Schwinghammer issued his verdict (Guilty on all charges + Reckless Endangerment), Samantha approached Judge Greyson and requested a Judicial Audience as soon as possible. Judge Greyson then called for the other present judges to enter Judge Chambers while Samantha changed into more professional clothing.
The Lawyer Lady
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Putting the "Criminal" in Criminal Defense Attorney
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Moving Forward
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Fruition
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Mending Bridges
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State Attorney's Office
==Momentous Dates within the Government==
===Department of Justice===
Rank 	Note 	Date
State Prosecutor 	Hired as a State Prosecutor in the SAO	May 23rd, 2023
Assistant State Attorney	Promoted to Assistant State Attorney 	August 11th, 2023
===Emergency Medical Services===
Rank 	Insignia	Note 	Note 	Date
Trainee	 	Hired to the EMS; Call-Sign T-32 	Hired to the EMS; Call-Sign T-32 	March 14th, 2023
Trainee	 	Fired due to Investigation Allegations	Fired due to Investigation Allegations	April 6th, 2023
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Criminal Record of Samantha Sanders 	Criminal Record of Samantha Sanders
None 	
Before 04/04/2023 Expungement 	Before 04/04/2023 Expungement
Assault & Battery 	1
Attempted Murder of a Government Employee 	1
Petty Theft 	1
Criminal Possession of a Government-Issue Firearm	1
==Vehicles==
Vehicle 	License Plate 	Value 	Description
 	NITEFURY 	$ 	Samantha's Dream Car
 	EXLAWYER 	$ 	Bike used when Samantha was a street racer
 	2IYTOX57 	$ 	
 	413UDK18 	$ 	
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Previously Owned	Previously Owned	Previously Owned	Previously Owned
Vehicle 	License Plate 	Value 	Description
 	9E533VU5 	$ 	Received as a gift from Tilly Mouse
 	GWEN 	$ 	Gifted to Briar Frost
 	HG27OR7Y 	$ 	Gifted to Mime on a whim
 	5XF46418 	$ 	Sold to friend
==Gallery==
==Trivia==
* Earned her State Bar License on December 28th, 2022.
* Her favourite colour is Purple.
* First day in the city was December 15th.
* Knows ASL.