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Thinking about getting qualified to defend death penalty cases.  It's a scary thought.  Have to do a couple of murder trials as second chair in order to get qualified.  Have been assigned two.  One is really bothering me. A dead child.  And the attorney that is lead counsel?  I admire that attorney so much, I'm as so afraid of letting them down.  Think I already did.  Thought I had review all the discovery, but missed some and gave them misinformation.  I've apologized and will continue to try to do my best.  Am I doing the right thing?  I just don't know...

Full post as published by Existing as a Public Defender on January 29, 2013 (boomark / email).