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But prosecutor salaries are (more or less) fixed, so if you let defence attorneys earn the same as prosecutors I don't think this harms the right of the defenda
by lordgrenville 6y ago
But prosecutor salaries are (more or less) fixed, so if you let defence attorneys earn the same as prosecutors I don't think this harms the right of the defendant. You have a right to a reasonably good lawyer, but not to be defended by the most brilliant legal mind on earth who could get anybody acquited. The randomisation suggestion sounds good too.
- sokoloff 6y agoA defense attorney is not defending only against a prosecutor in some kind of 1:1 coverage. They're defending against the prosecutor who also has a substantial fraction of the power of the entire government behind them. They can use a large amount of crime lab, detectives, investigators, etc.