The quoted paragraph below caused me to pause as I thought about the gravity of this problem, when it does occur.
"On TV, an exoneration looks like a singular victory for a criminal defense attorney, "but there's usually someone to blame for the underlying tragedy,
often more than one person, and the common culprits include
defense lawyers as well as police officers, prosecutors and judges. In many cases, everybody involved has egg on their face," according to the report."
The poor and even not-so-poor in America depend on the concept of having a Public Defender as a
"good lawyer" is not something that most Americans can afford.
Still, think about how EXPENSIVE it can be to not have a
"good lawyer"!
9 out of 10 of those exonerated are men.
50% of those men are black.
It's never been lost on me that sometimes sloppy or even simply corrupt law enforcement officers have a way of making bad things situations worst-- at times. Still, I am not of the opinion that most police officers are sloppy or corrupt.
I am just thinking about the magnitutde of the legal system failure when the Public Defender assigned to defend you, fails you.
Think about that!
Our justice system, albeit best in the world, when it fails, it really fails.
http://news.yahoo.com/study-2-000-co...040242436.html
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