Neplusultra
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I haven't seen him post nor heard anything about him recently.
I haven't seen him post nor heard anything about him recently.
I wasn't going to say it!:lol:Maybe he's in the slammer again..
So you are going to defend yourself?Thanks for your concern!
I'm doing okay. I'm just frustrated that I have to wait so long just to "prove" my innocence. Furthermore, had I not made bail, I would have missed Thanksgiving and Christmas. I am very thankful for that.
I am not going to go with a public defender. After the judge explained that if I were to be found "guilty", I would have to pay the attorney fees. I don't want to even risk my freedom/wallet because someone else defended me.
This case will be a walk in the park for me after all the case law I have reviewed. The last trial I didn't even get to speak my side before the judge found me not guilty.
Yes, I am. And I don't see why not, I don't rely on the police to protect me, why would I rely on a public defender to defend me?danbus wrote:So you are going to defend yourself?Thanks for your concern!
I'm doing okay. I'm just frustrated that I have to wait so long just to "prove" my innocence. Furthermore, had I not made bail, I would have missed Thanksgiving and Christmas. I am very thankful for that.
I am not going to go with a public defender. After the judge explained that if I were to be found "guilty", I would have to pay the attorney fees. I don't want to even risk my freedom/wallet because someone else defended me.
This case will be a walk in the park for me after all the case law I have reviewed. The last trial I didn't even get to speak my side before the judge found me not guilty.
Even if you do know more applicable law than the principals, there are formal procedural things you may not be aware of - filing deadlines, forms of motions, rules of court, etc.- that don't necessarily appear in the statutes and case law. Lawyers will (should) know these things. They are not useless. They are expensive, yes, but what is one's liberty and good name worth? They don't generally fully come back once lost. That and the "personal touch" like having gone to law school with the DA are not things that a defendant can bring to bear on a case.
I do understand your frustration. The waiting is infuriating, and it is a natural tendency to want to tear through the law library and arm yourself with the law in the interests of justice. But being able to quote chapter and verse of the state penal code will not win the day. You may need expert witnesses - do you know any DNA experts? Forensic pathologists? Can you file a timely motion to get the state to pay for an expert witness on your behalf? Your case(s) is/are probably not this complicated, but then Miranda didn't start out as a Federal case either. Call a lawyer and at least go through a consultation. JMO.
-ljp
Yes, I am. And I don't see why not, I don't rely on the police to protect me, why would I rely on a public defender to defend me?
I don't know if you were referring to me or not, but I am not a lawyer, just worked for a few :lol:I'm sure that there is a attorney-lurker here amongst all the Anony Mouses that will step forward to advise pro bono. And some jurisdictions allow considerable latitude to a per se defense.
Dan, I hope you will use the "Buddy System" -- just as you wouldn't dive alone, you should not go into court alone.I am not going to go with a public defender. After the judge explained that if I were to be found "guilty", I would have to pay the attorney fees. I don't want to even risk my freedom/wallet because someone else defended me.
This case will be a walk in the park for me after all the case law I have reviewed. The last trial I didn't even get to speak my side before the judge found me not guilty.