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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just another plug for public defenders. The truly believe in the Constitution and the rights afforded everyone therein.  It is their job to put the prosecution through their paces to ensure a fair trial, that the evidence collected was legal, the jury is as unbiased as possible, etc.  They recognize that most of their clients are guilty, but our system requires due process. (at least it did before the current administration)  They are truly overworked and underpaid.  I had many friends from law school go into that type of work.  [/quote]
Eh, I know this is their spiel for why they do it, but going to trial and re-traumatizing victims in violent crimes and sexual assaults during cross-examination when you know your client did it and should cop a plea is never going to earn any respect from me. [/quote]

The client is the one that gets to choose whether to accept a plea or not.  You can't provide a subpar defense because you think they should have pled out.  [/quote]
Doesn’t change the fact that I have little to no respect for someone whose idea of providing an adequate defense to someone they know is guilty is trashing a rape victim or someone who’s been held up at gunpoint on cross-examination. [/quote]

Do they "KNOW" someone is guilty? Innocent people are railroaded every day in this country, and we judge people based on news reports. News reports get their information from police and DA offices.  Police departments do an inadequate job investigating even the minor of crimes and accidents. Defense attorneys are the backbone of our justice system. You cannot have justice without them.  Unless you have experienced injustice first hand, I don't think you will ever understand how important defense attorneys are to the process.[/quote]

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