Ask any experienced defense lawyer: the real risks are for an accused person who is innocent. A guilty defendant has many more options available.
I was a prosecutor for 20 years.
I'm an old trial lawyer.
I am still not at all in favour of offering any defence. Even if the court had accepted that petition submitted by some of my co-accused regarding defence, etc., I would not have defended myself.
I should have known. The first tip I got was when she rarely showed up in court for the second trial.
I had 24 hours to prepare. If this were a criminal case 5 or 6 lawyers would have weeks to prepare.
Honestly, I have heard a lot in my 16 years as a prosecutor.
When I was a prosecutor in San Francisco I would get advice on trying cases from public defenders and defense attorneys.
People have a false understanding of what our legal system is like - how it works/operates - from shows like 'Law and Order,' which suggest that lawyers appear on demand and do a tremendous amount of investigation and background research.
I will be the defense attorney for all Italians.
The only thing the defense has to do is take care of the client and see to it that they attack every weak spot on the prosecution's case. It's up to the judge to make sure that they don't pull any fast ones.
An incompetent attorney can delay a trial for years or months. A competent attorney can delay one even longer.
There's a lot of money with a lot of big law firms that have a tremendous amount at stake by getting the right language to convince the right jury that my client is either innocent or that the opposition is guilty.
I practise law almost every day. Exclusively criminal work these days.
I was interested in getting courtroom experience. When I was a young lawyer, the only way I could get real courtroom experience was in the criminal law field.
My father is a practicing criminal law attorney in the Seattle area.
I will be the defence lawyer of the Italian people.
I was a prosecutor for many years, I'm a crime victim myself, and I've tried so many cases I don't even know how many anymore.
