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Originally Posted by kane
This is so true. Many times the public defenders are so overworked that they are mostly just trying to tread water and they often suggest their clients just plea out and get it over with quickly.
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Originally Posted by Jman
Robbie, you know making sense on GFY is uncalled for  |
And the state/prosecutors play loose and fast with the "rules". They hide evidence, they bully the public defenders, etc.
I saw Alan Dershowitz on CNN this morning talking about it. He pointed out that the prosecution tried to hide exculpatory evidence over and over again during this trial, but attorney Don West called them on it every time and won the case.
That is the problem. Hiding evidence and pulling tricks like overcharging and trying to change the charges in the middle of the case are things that the State and prosecuting attorneys do every day across this country.
It perverts our entire justice system.
Want to know why so many young black men are in jail? Because it's hard to afford the kind of attorney that has the resources and the skills in court to be able to successfully defend you against that kind of crooked justice.
GZ would never have been able to afford his defense team on his own. The only reason he was able to get them was because of all the publicity that TM's attorneys and Al Sharpton brought to the case.
Once that kind of publicity is in play...EVERY big attorney wants that case.
But for me, you, and most people...we would never be able to get attorneys of that caliber.
Maybe if we have enough money we could get the best attorney in whatever shithole town we may live in. But that still isn't gonna probably be enough to beat the State juggernaut in court.
The State has unlimited resources and nothing but time.
An average citizen runs out of money pretty quickly trying to pay expensive lawyers.
Alan Dershowitz said today that Don West is seeking sanctions in court against the State and the prosecutors for illegally hiding evidence and other legal tricks they pulled in the court. He thinks heads will roll.
I think that needs to be looked at across the entire country.
We have police, prosecutors, and judges holding hands with a multi-billion dollar prison industry. And they are doing everything they can to put people in jail without a fair trial.