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The thing that should stop a defense lawyer from working against their client is the chance of it harming their business. In this case, maybe this lawyer just d
by matte_black 9y ago
The thing that should stop a defense lawyer from working against their client is the chance of it harming their business. In this case, maybe this lawyer just doesn’t want to be a lawyer anymore.
- roywiggins 9y agoIt was a public defender, the client didn't have a choice to pick a different lawyer. It was this lawyer, or representing himself- unless he had the money for his own, which he didn't, because he had a public defender appointed.
- logfromblammo 9y agoArticle states that public defender was replaced by someone hired by his parents. I'm going to hazard a guess that they could not afford to hire from the top quartile of criminal defense attorneys in the state.
- s73ver_ 9y agoHe wasn't working against his client. His client was facing the death penalty, an the lawyer was trying to get him a lesser sentence.
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoIncompetently trying to get him a lesser sentence. He straight out declared that his client was guilty in favor of a defense that legally was not allowed.