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I am going to respectfully disagree with you about the reason people become both State Prosecutors and Public Defenders. State Prosecutors and Public Defenders don't make top money and work long hours, so why do they do it? IMO, they do it for the same reasons people become Social Workers. It is the chance to make a difference in this world.One thing most people, often forget is. Their is a reason why, a lawyer becomes a Prosecutor. And not a defense attorney. You do not have to be a good lawyer to be a Prosecutor.
You will starve if your not a good defense lawyer.
Prosecuting Attorney Annual Salary in Ohio ($59,582 Avg | Dec 2019) - ZipRecruiter
Criminal Defense Attorney Lawyer Salaries in Ohio | Indeed.com
If your not a very good lawyer your a prosecutor, and you would much rather, sell the victims out. Plea bargaining, then making the criminal pay for their crimes. Then to prove why your a prosecuting attorney.
A good defense attorney, is going to bleed the criminal for everything they can. Just as RN attorney did, He milked, the state out of every dollar, he could, with his motions and delays. Until he seen he could not go down, that path any longer. Now he had to convinced, RN to take a deal and he can still bill the state, representing her as a witness.
Defense attorney do not care if someone is guilty, it is squeezing the most money possible. Out of their clients. (Or the State with the 4W's} Any of the 4W's gets a better deal then the others. Will make that legal team a lot more money down the road.
The state will pay more to the defense teams, then the Prosecuting team. If you was one of the defense Lawyers, and could drag this out a few years. While billing the state for 1000's of hours. Why would you want to settle it?
But the prosecutor wants it closed. So they will offer a deal.
And know one will care about any of these families when the money stops coming in.
There is a vast difference between attorneys who choose to become Public Defenders and those that choose to become Ambulance Chasers.
PD defend the indigent, those that can't afford top lawyers to argue for their basic Constitutional Rights. The PD tries and researches possible defenses, they do their best. They don't have a dog ($) in the fight or a choice in the next case they are assigned. They are just trying to defend peoples rights.
On the other hand an ambulance chaser attorney will only take cases they know they can negotiate for a big $$$ settlement. Then they walk away with a huge % $ of the win, which is usually the greatest part of the settlement.
RN did not elect to declare indigence to the court for her case, so the state of Ohio hasn't paid one penny for her defense, but the question remains.
Who is paying FG and what is their interest in the outcome of this case?
JMO. MOO, etc.....
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