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Hi family, friends & other kind souls,
Thank you for taking the time to read my fundraiser. My name is Wendy Moreno and I am seeking your help in raising the legal funds necessary to put an arrest behind me.
A little about me:
I am a UC Berkeley graduate, with a degree in legal studies currently working full-time as a Lyft driver in San Francisco. For the past two years, I have been pursuing acting but am now transitioning into substitute teaching and community volunteering. My long-term goals are to obtain my JD and work as a criminal defense attorney for incarcerated youth.
Why I am asking for your help:
Imagine that you are visiting a friend out-of-state and you decide to end your Friday night with some drinks and laughter in her apartment complex's pool area. At around 8PM, the police show up without any prior warning of any disturbance you may have been causing. They proceed to handcuff you and tell you that you are under arrest for public intoxication. In your disoriented state, you begin to panic. This panic is interpreted by the arresting officer as aggression and thus you are deemed as resisting the arrest. You proceed to spend the next 26 hours being held in the local city jail then transported, booked and held in the county jail. You are charged with resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor in the state of Texas.
Now imagine the private defense lawyer that was willing to help you free of cost, which is the reason you forewent a public defender, suddenly stops returning your calls and emails. So now, less than a month before your arraignment hearing, you are left lawyer-less without the option of a public defender and thus must hire a private defense attorney for $3,500.
Well, this is the situation I'm in. On May 13, 2016 I was visiting a friend in McAllen, TX when we were both arrested for public intoxication while drinking and hanging out in her apartment complex's pool area. The arrest happened around 8PM and we were not forewarned about any noise disturbance we were creating prior to the police showing up and handcuffing me. In my disoriented state, I did not understand what was happening and why I was being handcuffed and went into panic mode. I remember being incredibly afraid and confused as to why my hands were tied behind my back (it's difficult to comprehend how drinking in an apartment pool complex lounge area is a crime).
I do take full responsibility for my actions and have learned greatly from this experience. At the same time, the financial repercussions of this moment of panic are too much for me to handle by myself right now. This event has already affected my professional goals in life as I am now ineligible to volunteer at the juvenile detention center in San Francisco, which I recently was hoping to after being accepted into an arts program via a non-profit that works with incarcerated youth. My goal right now is to overcome this challenge and have this expunged from my record. So this is where you come in. If you have it in your heart, I would be incredibly grateful for any help you can offer. Any donation, of any amount, is deeply appreciated.
Fund Details:
- $3,500 - attorney fees
- $500 - travel fees for trial dates in McAllen, TX (includes flights, lodging, and transportation while in McAllen)
Rewards!!!!
Like I said, any amount is greatly appreciated!
- Everyone who donates $1+ will receive a snail-mail thank you postcard
- Everyone who donates $25+ will receive a snail-mail photograph and thank you card
- If you donate $100+, not only will you receive a HUGE thank you, you will also be the recipient of a one-of-a-kind embroidery made by me (also via snail-mail)
***If you feel comfortable and willing, please leave me your address in the message section of your donation so I may send you your thank you gift :)***
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