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Can the Defense Ever Be Pro-Prosecution?

By Blonde Justice

I had dinner with a bunch of criminal defense attorneys the other night. Some in private practice, some public defenders. The subject arose of another criminal defense attorney, who wasn't present, who had recently been a crime victim. We'll call him "Vic," because that seems like a good law school hypothetical crime victim name.Vic had decided to cooperate with the prosecution of his case. He had testified in the grand jury, he had clearly stated that he would testify at trial if necessary, and, the rumor went, he had discouraged the prosecutor from offering a favorable plea deal to the accused.My fellow criminal defense attorneys declared Vic a hypocrite. This kind of bothered me, and I've been thinking about it for the past few days...continue to full post

Full post as published by Blonde Justice on April 23, 2008 (boomark / email).