ive had maybe 100 prostitution cases, um, drug and other offenses, so when you go to court, they shackle you to each other, and, um, when you go inside courtroom, a public defender's appointed to you, but you dont get to say anything, they do all the talking, so, the public defender does talk to you, asks you about your case, but you never get to talk the case in court. he just gets to talk for you, and so whatever sentence the judge gives you, you have to do. 