I don't recall saying that the Defense has an interest in getting justice for the victim - that would not be doing their job, but they do have a role to play in seeing justice served. The court system in both of our countries is an adversarial system designed, in an ideal circumstance, to get at the truth. Sometimes like today it works perfectly and if JA can't win an appeal on the grounds of ineffective counsel the Defense can be thanked for that - no matter how repulsed we are by the defense that they mounted. I, in no way, applaud this particular defense but someone has to defend these individuals - Casey Anthony included - and as much as we may not like it these attorneys have an important job to do. I certainly didn't mean to upset anyone - it was just an observation. In Canada an attorney is currently representing Luca Magnotta and I hope he mounts a rigourous defense, I hope the judges rulings are well thought out - even if they appear to go in favour of the defendant because,that way, when Magnotta is convicted he will never have the slightest hope of having his conviction overturned on appeal.
