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Originally Posted by Kevin
When this case was at trial, was it even all that controversial? The charge would have been reduced either before the trial or during it. I hadn't heard of it. Prosecutors reduce charges for a variety of reasons. that it was in response to public outcry is mere speculation on your part.
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Perhaps. Your supposition that the charge would have been reduced due to "a variety of reasons" is also speculation.
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Originally Posted by Kevin
Ah.. but you can tell me that the public defender did a piss poor job? I'm having a hard time reconciling that statement with the above. Apparently, the P.D. did a bad job, but you don't know why. Is that accurate?
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Kevin, you're the king of saying you don't know the answer. I don't either. I never said this defender did a "piss poor job," I simply brought up the fact that it's not uncommon for defendants who can't afford an awesome team of lawyers to get the shaft, due to the PD's lack of resources.