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The Core Of A Criminal Defense Lawyer

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

Something's been happening lately. Questions have been swirling around my head about my role as a criminal defense lawyer.I started as a public defender, my mornings all the same - rows of mostly men, in jumpsuits green or orange or hopefully not red, walking amongst the sounds of chains entering the courtroom and sitting in the jury box. They would sit, some would yawn, some would look around for that family member who "said they were coming." Some would indicate in a feeble attempt to raise a hand that there was urgency in speaking to me. They either had a question, a note with case citations, or just wanted to know, "am I going home today?" Some would wait until the judge arrived to announce that they wanted another lawyer, again. Some days I knew what case or cases were going to trial, other days I would be surprised...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on August 26, 2010 (boomark / email).