> I expect that any criminal defendant, including Aaron, would read her initial statement as "they're going to put me in prison for 35 years". This is pretty m

> I expect that any criminal defendant, including Aaron, would read her initial statement as "they're going to put me in prison for 35 years". This is pretty much the reason they say "get a lawyer", and let them work at it. The field does require a lot of effort and education to get proficient in. Programmers get annoyed when someone tells them "just code this brilliant idea up and we will be rich". This is similar.