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Because the lawyer is there for you, hopefully paid for by you and therefore independent. If not, you have to assume the public defender is at least friends wi
by Loughla 2y ago
Because the lawyer is there for you, hopefully paid for by you and therefore independent.
If not, you have to assume the public defender is at least friends with the police and therefore may not have your best interests in mind. That system is fucked, but I'm not sure I know a solution for folks who can't afford representation. Thoughts?
- LgWoodenBadger 2y agoThe equivalent of “jury duty” for every lawyer who passed the bar in the state where they have to serve as defense counsel for whomever needs it.
- zbentley 2y ago> assume the public defender is at least friends with the police and therefore may not have your best interests in mind What? Police fucking hate public defenders as a general rule. Like sure, a police officer might be familiar with a public defender who frequently works cases brought by that officer’s precinct. But it’s perfectly clear to both of them that they work in opposition. Absent a few extremely rural and/or corrupt cases I do not believe this friendship is often the case.
- Loughla 2y agoI know that's what TV says, but my anectdata is the opposite of that. I've known multiple attorneys in the public defenders office in three different courts. One rural, two very urban. They absolutely had relationships with both street officers and leadership in the precincts of the city and town.