Man In Jail Accompanied By Attorney To Father’s Funeral

A 25-year-old man was in jail for violating a condition of his bail and after missing three consecutive court dates. During his jail sentence, his father unexpectedly passed away. Desperate to attend his father’s funeral, the man made a call to the Pittsburgh criminal defense team at Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC.

Pittsburgh criminal defense attorney Michael Worgul was supportive in his efforts for his grieving client. Unfortunately, our client’s judge was on vacation at the time, so it was necessary for Worgul to contact another judge. The Commonwealth was opposed to the idea of granting a funeral for our client, strictly forbidding his attendance. However, Worgul, compassionate to the needs of his client, asked to accompany him to the funeral with the complete assurance that he would return to jail immediately thereafter. In a successful arrangement, the judge granted our request, and attorney Michael Worgul accompanied his client to his father’s funeral. Our client was grateful for the opportunity to say goodbye and returned to jail immediately after.

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