“His defense attorney, Matt Fregi, said he harbored “no ill will toward” his client, who had already cycled through several attorneys before him. “Nothing serious,” he said of his injuries. “Everyone thought it was a lot more serious than what it was.””
That’s a cool lawyer
Better call Matt
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Are you suggesting that he’ll purposely do a bad job? That sort of thing could get him disbarred.
I bet that attorney has so much good will for his client that he will give the best defense even though his client is a-hole.
Sorry, I’m not following. You mean the defendant is fucked and his lawyer he stabbed will try to get revenge on him?
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If the lawyer does a very good job, then the defendant has no path to later appeal his case.
This is complete nonsense.
IANAL, but: It circles back to the right to fair representation.
Say he’s convicted, but at a later court, claims “After my totally involuntary psychotic episode, now verified by multiple behavioral psychologists, my lawyer held my unintentional actions against me and did a demonstrably poor job in the remainder of the case. I deserve the right to a fair trial.”
That COULD be enough to get the case declared a mistrial and re-scheduled.
But there’s also a billion reasons you can make an appeal. Most of which have nothing to do with that. Also, being able to make an appeal is a low bar. Most criminal convictions can be appealed…the chance of that appeal overturning the conviction remains low.
Are you saying you think a defense attorney’s job isn’t to do their best to defend their client?
There could be issues with witnesses or evidence that wasn’t handled properly. The attorney could point out all of those flaws in order to best defend their client. That of course would leave the defendant with nothing to try to apply with. A less thorough attorney might not find those issues.
OK, but your previous post says:
Many defense attorneys aren’t there to get their clients out of trouble, especially in high profile cases, they exist to make sure that the law is applied fairly.
Do stand by what you said about defense attorneys not “there to get their clients out of trouble?”
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according to a source at the scene, Randle jammed the pen into Fregi’s head and again near his jaw.
Well shit. I was imagining, like, the shoulder, or something.
I had to go back and re-read the title, i thought it said he ‘slipped and stabbed lawyer’ and i was like ‘how the fuck did it happen twice?’.
I want that same lawyer so bad I’m willing to commit a crime for that
The guy is bonkers and needs medical intervention before he is fit for trial.
You’re absolutely right and it’s nice to see correct medical nomenclature here on Lemmy. Unlike some places where someone would say he’s wacko and belongs in the crazy hospital.
Where does “looney bin” fall on this scale?
“Looney bin” is for the zany crazies and sits above the crazy hospital in the hierarchy.
At the bottom is the “nuthouse”, which is reserved for the sickos.
Where is “funny farm”?
That’s a place upstate where all the wackadoodles can run free and be happy with all the other wackadoodles
