Ah, my favorite request during my first days as a public defender. It seems like it was yesterday, but several years have passed and nothing has really changed. Well, except for the fact that I no longer am offended by the remark, rather I feel content to remove another case from my caseload. Ha!
This job is hard. "How can you defend someone who is guilty?"
But, I love my job. "I defend his constitutional rights, not his crime. If that guy isn't afforded his constitutional rights, then you don't have any either."
I am very excited about this blog. I hope to come up with new and interesting topics that will at least entertain a few people. But I also hope to provide some insight into my world and how the criminal justice system actually works. I mean, there are several people who like to think they know the "system" and the law.... Not a day goes by when I don't hear: "Well, my cellmate told me....." Ahhhh, your cellmate who is so smart to have landed himself in jail? Take it from me, at least I'm on the outside, working for my money - we don't even have to consider the 3 years of Law School, 4 years of College and the 2 bar exams I passed. Seriously, they don't mean a thing. :-)
I certainly don't know everything and I learn new things every single day. My 8 years of experience should count for something and I hope to enlighten you. Enjoy!
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