http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/03/former-prosecutors.html the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:16:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/03/former-prosecutors.html/comment-page-1#comment-321 Glen Graham Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:25:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=13#comment-321 I agree that just because someone is a former prosecutor does not guarantee that they are a good defense lawyer. There is too much of a tendency to just plead people out without fighting for the rights of the defendant -- the rights of a fellow human being --- the sacred bill of rights. Prosecutors tend to depersonalize and tend to be less willing to recognize the rights of defendants. A prosecutor turned defense lawyer is scary but I suppose it is possible that they can change....<br/>Glen Graham, Tulsa, Oklahoma I agree that just because someone is a former prosecutor does not guarantee that they are a good defense lawyer. There is too much of a tendency to just plead people out without fighting for the rights of the defendant — the rights of a fellow human being — the sacred bill of rights. Prosecutors tend to depersonalize and tend to be less willing to recognize the rights of defendants. A prosecutor turned defense lawyer is scary but I suppose it is possible that they can change….
Glen Graham, Tulsa, Oklahoma

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