The Client’s Decisions, the Lawyer’s, and Chastisement to Insolent Pups
Mark Bennett | July 28, 2008
In a criminal case in Texas, the accused has five decisions to make:
Whether to plead guilty or not guilty;
Whether to try the case to judge or jury;
Whether to ask (in the event of conviction) for probation;
Whether to testify or not; and
Whether to have judge or jury (in the event of conviction) assess punishment.
The criminal defense [...]
