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Question??? public defender or paid attorney???
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 87860" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I would suspect that a PD has more experience with the DA's office and the criminal clerks and judges than a private attorney would. I mean, let's face it, criminals don't usually have money to pay attorneys, so most lawyers don't practice that type of law.</p><p></p><p>It sounds as though this PD was appointed to deal with arraignment only. It would be nice to deal with someone who has experience with things like Pretrial Intervention and bargaining down to a misdemeanor. Is this your son's first adult charge? </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying that a private attorney <em>can't</em> be as good, but they're more likely to ignore a client without resources if one with money is also waiting, and preparation is the key. As for writing a confession, he's not an attorney. He may have committed a crime, but you can always argue that he's not guilty of violating the statute that they charged him with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 87860, member: 99"] I would suspect that a PD has more experience with the DA's office and the criminal clerks and judges than a private attorney would. I mean, let's face it, criminals don't usually have money to pay attorneys, so most lawyers don't practice that type of law. It sounds as though this PD was appointed to deal with arraignment only. It would be nice to deal with someone who has experience with things like Pretrial Intervention and bargaining down to a misdemeanor. Is this your son's first adult charge? I'm not saying that a private attorney [i]can't[/i] be as good, but they're more likely to ignore a client without resources if one with money is also waiting, and preparation is the key. As for writing a confession, he's not an attorney. He may have committed a crime, but you can always argue that he's not guilty of violating the statute that they charged him with. [/QUOTE]
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