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BSO Pretrial Attorneys?

By Jeffrey Ivashuk

                                                   I have noticed a disturbing trend concerning prospective clients on Pretrial Release (PTR). On numerous occasions, two times just today, prospective clients told me they were advised by Pretrial Officers not to hire a lawyer for their charges. In one instance, they were told they should take a diversion program.Are Pretrial Officers giving legal advice without a law license? If so, are they, as the arresting or supervising agency, creating conflicts of interest? Is it possible a defendant has been advised not to hire an attorney, then violated and revoked by the same agency that gave them questionable and inappropriate legal advice?If anyone else has had this issue come up in their discussions with clients, please let me know...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on February 05, 2008 (boomark / email).