Quote:
Originally Posted by SetBuilder
Probably if they have a mountain of circumstantial evidence, I can see that being good enough for a jury. Also depends on how good the defense lawyers are (vs. just a public defender). From the perspective of the prosecutor, they want to be as close to 100% sure before they bring the case, to avoid flushing time and resources down the drain.
|
The "just a public defender" comment is absurd. Some of the best and brightest criminal defense attorneys are public defenders.
- a former, private criminal defense attorney