Actually, most defense lawyers are paid by the state too: > At felony case termination, court-appointed counsel represented 82% of State defendants in the 75 l

Actually, most defense lawyers are paid by the state too: > At felony case termination, court-appointed counsel represented 82% of State defendants in the 75 largest counties in 1996 and 66% of Federal defendants in 1998. https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/dccc.pdf https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/dccc.pdf