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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I bet even HG's parents want JM's atty to do a good job.  They want to know FOR SURE that this guy is guilty and that he is legitimately incarcerated or punished with death (if that becomes relevant).  They don't want to go through a second trial b/c defense atty did a poor job.  Just b/c his atty defends him to the fullest extent of the law does not mean that atty actually believes JM is innocent.  I used to work for the defense atty (when he was the commonwealth's atty) and I'm pretty sure he is no bleeding heart liberal.  What he believes personally is not relevant to the job he has agreed to do.

He will provide the best defense he can for the accused, but that doesn't necessarily mean he intends to get JM off and walking free.  The defense atty still has to work with facts and proof... and he has the job of making sure the prosecutor doesn't take short cuts.  (that should be important to ALL of us).

Sometimes the "best" defense means that he works out the best deal (i.e. maybe no death penalty, maybe JM pleads to certain crimes and not others that are harder for the prosecutor to prove; maybe it means making sure JM's mental health or childhood is considered in sentencing).  There's a lot of gray area to work with in defending JM... it's not death vs. walk free.  The defense atty has to push the prosecutor to do his/her job well... and put up JM's version of a defense... the jury/judge don't have to buy it.  Defense atty (on behalf of JM) simply has to put it out there as a possible reason for doubting the prosecution's story.

If you can't handle this version of justice, I suggest you move to France or Great Britain, or another country that has a more inquisition style of justice rather than an adversarial style.  It's our constitution, people.  Love it or leave it![/quote]

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