I think SS probably DID go to the vape store, and he probably actually DID go to a comic store as well on the afternoon run to dump poor MS out "in the woods"when he got the flat tire.
Oh, OK. The way the post was worded made me think she was a paid one. She's apparently been in law for 20 years. I thought public defenders were typically younger?
Even a great attorney cannot dismiss the evidence and the recorded films of SS engaging in SA with Madeline.SS got himself a really good attorney.
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No, but a good lawyer will protect the rights of the defendant, even the most heinous defendant, and a good lawyer will advise the defendant on the best course of action. It doesn't mean the lawyer thinks the crimes are okay.
She might be able to get these pics and videos thrown out because the police did not follow proper procedure. I'm sure she will try. Let's see what she does.
I just meant that she is not a newbie, but an experienced lawyer for 20 years.
She may try to argue that his giving his phone to LE was not voluntary if he perceived he was in custody or was being detained in that moment. She will try, I am sure. It is my hope that evidence will support that SS was so arogant as to believe his factory reset had hidden his sick crimes and therefore, he did indeed volunteer it to LEOs under no duress, but rather was under the delusion he was smarter than them. JMO
I wondered about how good her reputation as a lawyer was actually, since she has stayed with the public defender office for this long, instead of moving on to a private practice of her own, where, if she was any good, she'd surely be making more money. But then I read that she actually did try being a private atty for awhile, but moved back to work as a public defender later. So then I again wondered how good she was, because that might mean she wasn't doing well enough on her own and had to go back to being a PD. Or there could have been some other reason that had nothing to do with whether she could or couldn't make it on her own, who knows.
If he gets out, on a technicality then society needs to make the laws less trivial and more victim friendly. The reality is, this loser is a guilty slime ball. If cops didn’t follow procedure then procedures need fixing and less predator friendly.
Sometimes it’s not about the $$$. Sometimes it is about upholding the rights of the accused. Maybe the cases are more interesting. Maybe it was too busy to do private practice - or maybe private practice doesn’t ensure good employee benefits if any at all? Could be many reasons.
I would hazard to guess that the detective immediately secured his phone and a search warrant was sought before LE took any further action.
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Exactly. I'm really baffled by the anti-defense lawyer discussion, to be honest. It doesn't seem to be based on anything concrete, just disparaging remarks for the sake of it.
Do you have a link that confirms this, or are you suggesting she may attempt to show that proper protocol wasn't followed?
It's what I would do if I were the lawyer for SS.
From what I've always understood, it's not a defense attorney's job to get their client out of the charges, it's their job to ensure their client gets a fair trial.
