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napi21

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1. I support that completely! When I hear about how much a criminal attorney costs, all I can think is

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 01:50 AM

Jun 2017

OH GOD, what if it was me that needed one? I'm not destitute and have never had any legal problems, but some people get tied up in a criminal mess through no fault of their own. How do they ever get beyond a public defender? Public defenders are not bad atty's, their caseload is so overloaded, at their very best their representation of each individual case is barely adequate. If we can improve the representation and it doesn't cost much, it's a bargain1

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I support that completely! When I hear about how much a criminal attorney costs, all I can think is napi21 Jun 2017 #1