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1. I certainly hope so. Someone has to, otherwise the system is a fraud.

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 07:58 PM

Apr 2013

And thanks to the public defenders for their service.

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Public defenders will represent Boston bomb suspect [View all] DonViejo Apr 2013 OP

+1. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #33

Is this not very disturbing...... MAD Dave Apr 2013 #2

There's been a lot of discussion about it on DU -- gateley Apr 2013 #4

Does the window (IIRC, 48 hours) start when he was taken into custody, City Lights Apr 2013 #8

HIPAA rules prevent disclosure of his medical info Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #30

thank you for the link to the law.. Sunlei Apr 2013 #31

If he knows of other bombs Control-Z Apr 2013 #6

He's still entitled to remain silent eggplant Apr 2013 #12

In Canada you don't have a right to legal counsel while being interrogated. Leslie Valley Apr 2013 #11

Canada practices rather open entrapment, and it's completely legal alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #17

I knew this.... MAD Dave Apr 2013 #26

John Adams lobodons Apr 2013 #3

Adams gets more credit than your post might imply. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #23

Thankfully it probably won't be Gloria Allred. :-) gateley Apr 2013 #10

He can remain silent.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2013 #14

Really? Why isn't JimDandy Apr 2013 #15

True dat . . . fleur-de-lisa Apr 2013 #18

there might also be a vehicular manslaughter charge against him..... lastlib Apr 2013 #22

Good point . . . I hope so. fleur-de-lisa Apr 2013 #24

Attornies do things John2 Apr 2013 #29

What? No high profile attention seeker wants the case?? Go figure. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #19

Some high-profile attorney will pop up JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2013 #20

Paging Bobby Donnell . . . Nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #21

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2013 #25

Good. If we are to treat him equally... MOTRDemocrat Apr 2013 #27