Where I live the public defenders just try to convince all their clients to plead guilty and take the lower charge. Was sitting near a public defender with his

Where I live the public defenders just try to convince all their clients to plead guilty and take the lower charge. Was sitting near a public defender with his client in the courtroom once and his lawyer just told him plead guilty and he'll get a light sentence. The client protested that he was innocent, lawyer told him to plead anyway because the bargain charge wasn't serious.