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The economics of criminal defense

By Shawn Matlock

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The economy is slumping.  We just learned that we are in a recession, and in fact, we have been for a while now.  People are out of work.  Plants are closing and companies are folding.  (Hell, Circuit City opened a new store and then closed it within the same month a few miles from my house.)  The future is bleak.  What does this have to do with criminal defense?  Potentially, quite a lot.  There is a general feeling that when times are hard economically, crime rates go up.  Generally, from a purely economic perspective, that would seem like a good thing for the criminal defense practitioner.  But when the economy is really bad, doesn't that mean people have no money?  If they have no money, doesn't that mean they can't afford quality representation?  Yes, and no...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on December 06, 2008 (boomark / email).

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