Comments on: To a Criminal Defense Lawyer Who Just Lost a Case

By: Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:49:26 +0000

Fair enough. Give me a little bit of “this is what I could have done better,” and I’m happy to listen to a lot of “and this is what I was up against.”

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:44:40 +0000

I absolutely agree you have to analyze the decisions you made and the mistakes you made and think about what you would have done differently, but if you’re not willing to hear your fellow defender bitch about the tough breaks they were dealt by outside forces, to hell with ya. They have a name for people who complain about judges, da’s, cops and juries and the stacked deck of laws we have to contend with incessantly among one another: public defenders.

By: David Tarrell

David Tarrell — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:21:10 +0000

Wonderful post. I bought his book at your suggestion and love it. The example about McCain is great too and it was amazing how when he relaxed and laughed at himself he was so likable, after the election was over. But when he tried so damn hard in those debates he came across as a grumpy old man. The first thing I thought upon seeing him be so funny after the election was that if he could have pulled that off he would have won.

By: PDQOTD — Public Defender Stuff

PDQOTD — Public Defender Stuff — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:35:23 +0000

[...] Public Defender Quote of the Day comes from Mark Bennet at Defending People who writes: We’ve got a name for lawyers who try easy cases: [...]