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I feel like the only way to solve this is to ensure the plea is within some margin of the actual charges.
by sixothree 10y ago
I feel like the only way to solve this is to ensure the plea is within some margin of the actual charges.
- thfuran 10y agoWe need many times more public defenders so people have representation actually able to spend time on the case.
- alistairSH 10y agoEven with a competent lawyer, how many will be willing to roll the dice on a trial? Take a fairly "common" drunk in public... should be a night in jail and fine, or similar. But, a poorly trained cop was involved, so they're now adding resisting arrest (another misdemeanor) AND assaulting a police officer (felony with mandatory minimum sentencing). Now, instead of fighting the original misdemeanor on it's merits, you're pleading guilty to it to avoid a potentially life-ruining felony.