"So did you swear on a Bible before pleading guilty?"
"Did the Public Defender advise you to plead guilty?"
"Yes."
"Does this mean he swore on the Bible his accuracy of counsel?"
"Do they see the accuracy?"
"What was the context?"
"My first arrest and the context was a serious dimension of cooperation with the police present at the monastery and my conduct did not perform any act against their duty."
"Which monastery?"
"Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist."
"What was the delivery?"
"A threat."
"Did they tell you to swear that you did not freely present a case against your conditions?"
"I had to swear I was free in my pleading guilty."
"Meryl, did this arrest make you feel threatened?"
"Yes."
"Did you find yourself free to plead guilty?"
"I found myself being directed through a public defender."
