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[quote=Anonymous]One basic reason is that many (most?) cases are plea bargained, and a lawyer is a better negotiator and knows the law sufficiently to get you the best possible plea bargain. If there are other things going on in your life -- for example, you are a permanent resident instead of a citizen -- a lawyer can help you make decisions that will have the least possible effect on your immigration status. For example, if you are guilty of shop lifting (a pretty minor crime, in the scheme of things), if you are sentenced to more than 365 days in jail -- even if all of that time is suspended (that is, not served at all), you will be deported. If you are sentenced to 364 days in jail and serve every moment of that time, you will not be deported. If you don't have a lawyer to tell you that, you would take the sentence where you don't actually have to go to jail, and then you'd be very surprised by the long-term consequences.[/quote]
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