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?How Can You Defend Drunk Drivers??

By Lawrence Taylor

First off, I don't defend drunk drivers:  I defend citizens who have been accused of being drunk drivers.  And no, that is not just a technicality — at least not in this country.  Not yet. But it always surprises me how many people are outraged that I would defend someone accused by the police of a crime – particularly when it's DUI.  Arrest is increasingly seen as guilt, and there is a public perception of criminal defense attorneys as being obstructionist in this rush to judgment, of being nefarious and somehow unethical.  Certainly, every defense attorney tires of the ubiquitous cocktail party question:  'How can you defend guilty people?'  The answer to that question is complex, involving issues of possible innocence, inaccurate or false evidence, overcharging by the prosecutor, guarding constitutional rights, untrustworthy testimony, ensuring a fair trial, protection from unfair laws and harsh or illegal punishment — and just keeping the government honest...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on August 20, 2009 (boomark / email).