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Roland99

(53,342 posts) Wed May 2, 2018, 06:23 PM May 2018

I am totally expecting Der Twitler to end up with a public defender at his eventual trial

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I am totally expecting Der Twitler to end up with a public defender at his eventual trial (Original Post) Roland99 May 2018 OP

What CAN happen... jberryhill May 2018 #1

High profile cases don't get the run of the mill public defender either... Court can "dragoon" hlthe2b May 2018 #2

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. What CAN happen...

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 06:36 PM

May 2018

Is that if no lawyer will voluntarily work for him, but he can still pay, a court CAN basically dragoon any lawyer licensed in that jurisdiction to represent him and charge him for it.

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)

2. High profile cases don't get the run of the mill public defender either... Court can "dragoon"

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Wed May 2, 2018, 06:53 PM

May 2018

some very big time attorneys and usually do to prevent avoidable appeals. Think Tim McVey, the OKC bomber, for instance.

Boy, wouldn't that be the irony...

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