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Wow, they refused a lawyer? Lol

• codetrotter 5y ago
  The defendants are in the UK, and the plaintiff in the US. The plaintiff filed their suit in Colorado according to the article. Even though the US has this rule that they will appoint you a lawyer, I don’t know if that applies when the defendant is a foreign national who is not even physically in the US. And I don’t know the UK legal system but if it’s anything like my country then they may need to hire the lawyer themselves. And it could be that they cannot afford this. I mean sure the kids stole a lot of Bitcoin but it’s not a good idea to use the stolen money until they know whether or not they get away with it. (And for the record I hope of course that they are forced to return the stolen Bitcoins.) Furthermore even though the mother is representing the son, it is possible that they have already sought advice from a lawyer on what to say. IANAL, TINLA.
  • pkaye 5y ago
    > Even though the US has this rule that they will appoint you a lawyer... I believe that is only for criminal trials. Isn't this a civil case?
    • codetrotter 5y ago
      > I believe that is only for criminal trials I looked it up and you are correct. There were some additional details about some circumstances where it could apply even then. But like I said, I’m not a lawyer :p