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Presumably the problem wasn't in asking for funds, the problem was in explaining why the funds were necessary. I read a recent story, probably linked here on HN
by mark-r 14y ago
Presumably the problem wasn't in asking for funds, the problem was in explaining why the funds were necessary. I read a recent story, probably linked here on HN, about how standard procedure for the Justice dept. is to freeze all your funds so you can't afford adequate representation, then dump so much paperwork on you that you have no chance to defend yourself. All of this would have been facts related to the case which the judge could easily gag.
- darkarmani 14y agoHow can a judge gag the defendant from speaking out? I don't really understand this.
- jacquesm 14y agoMy best guess is that it may be to avoid polluting a future jury.
- colin_jack 14y agoWould you happen to have a link?
- mark-r 14y agoEdit: found it, http://www.forbes.com/sites/harveysilverglate/2013/01/03/black-whitey-how-the-feds-disable-criminal-defense/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/harveysilverglate/2013/01/03/bla...
- colin_jack 14y agoGreat stuff, ta for the link. This bit is amazing: "It happens that the appointed lawyer was someone of considerable reputation and experience, but the feds neutralized the appointed lawyer’s skill by pouring more than 360,000 pages of disorganized documents onto him"