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Any felony is expensive to defend against for the poor. If you're under the poverty line, $50k for a lawyer is just as out of reach as $5 million. And if deat
by fatbird 14y ago
Any felony is expensive to defend against for the poor. If you're under the poverty line, $50k for a lawyer is just as out of reach as $5 million. And if death is involved, as it often is in the case of poverty crimes, then you're definitely talking an expensive trial where the defense is easily overwhelmed by the greater resources of the prosecution.
- checker 14y ago$50k for a laywer is out of reach for plenty of people above the poverty line.
- lilsunnybee 14y agoEven if they mortgage / sell their property, their vehicles. Use all family resources? You gotta do what you gotta do if you're facing felony charges.