Blog 18: Third Answer

What is the best way a defense attorney can defend her client in court?

The best way a defense attorney can defend her client is to win a trial, proving her client is 'not guilty'.

• One way to do this is to disprove any of the prosecution's credibility as false.
• Challenging the believability of the witness's story
• #35 - Defense Strategies
• It is best to work with the client and do whatever he or she want.
• Some clients truly believe they are innocent and will make things worse for themselves if they are not on the same page as the attorney.
• #8 - Five Problems Facing Public Defense
• Do not get emotionally attached.
• It can lead to bad decisions and it can lead to "screwing" the client over. Whether you dislike the client or feel bad for him or her.
• Mentorship

It may seem obvious at first glance, but actually proving that your client is 'not guilty' is a complicated process.

Breaking News!

Do you remember this case?

   At my mentor's office, he has a new boss. Since he has the most experience, my mentor was made second-in-command. Because of this, my mentor was "in charge" or babysitting the case People vs. Olivia Culbreath. The reason for this is due to the family not knowing wether or not they could afford a private attorney. It was today at 3:10 when the defendant completed her arraignment, the official announcement that she will be using a public defender. An attorney will be assigned to her case by the end of this week. The reason the arraignment took a long time is because she waived it the first time to see if they could afford a private attorney. A thing that she had to be careful with in choosing a private attorney (if she so wishes to substitute in) is that the attorney might do it for free since it is a high profile case. With any lawyer, you want to make sure that they actually know what to do and not want to be in the spot light. 

   Inside the courtroom, we found out that there are over 800 documents that they need to go over, so Culbreath's next appearance will be on the May 21st at 11am. 

My mentor giving a statement on the status of the case. 

Master Shredder

Not a lot has happened this month. Less cases (which is a good thing) and so I have mostly been helping out around the office. My latest job is my shredding some very old and random miscellaneous paperwork, memos, and other things for all the associates in the office. It took me a long while because every so often the shredding machine would over heat and/or get too full to continue. Woe is me. It me a few days but I did it.  

This shredder here has been my best friend for the last couple weeks.