I had a public defender in Los Angeles tell me he thought that I should not have been retained because I know how to work the system, and you dont. ...[BREATH IN...exhale slowly] ... Now, Sun Tzu teaches to appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak, so I politely shook my head and after a moment I asked, assuming I didnt come into the case, would you have done the hearing full knowing he cannot win it? He said, ummm...well, yes. I asked, why? and he responded, umm...well sometimes you need to go down fighting kicking and screaming. ...[BREATH IN...exhale slowly] .. In my head, I know of about 4 motions to file which could substantially alter the outcome to potentially a time served sentence. Instead of telling him even of 1 potential motion, or asking why he didnt file it, I apologized because he appeared to be irritated and I said, Im sorry if I upset you. I cant imagine why I did, but sorry nonetheless. In response, this guy asks me if I want to step outside! Again, I politely shake my head a walk away while the judge rolls her eyes giving me the tell me about it look. THEN the PD refers to himself as court staff and that I shouldnt be rude to the court staff. WOW!!! Here I thought he was the only thing standing between iron bars and my client. Moral? IF YOU ARE CHARGED WITH A SERIOUS CRIME, DO NOT USE THE PUBLIC DEFENDER UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Also, read the Art of War for principles to use in every day situations, no matter what your station in life is.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 20:04:08 +0000
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