tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post1061876376502772420..comments2024-01-06T05:01:09.131-06:00Comments on The Defense Rests: Standing up to coercive bonding guidelinesPaul B. Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15827522954049831696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post-27824282539909273342013-12-01T03:52:34.869-06:002013-12-01T03:52:34.869-06:00In reality, all such a move would do is keep large...In reality, all such a move would do is keep larger numbers of defendants in jail waiting for those trials. I wholeheartedly agree about the shysters of the syetm that make hundreds of thousands a year selling people down the river courtesy of their political connections (Polland anyone?), there should be a much lower limit on appointments even if they keep that system, but it won't be those judges sitting jail (you know, many of those judges were defense attorneys) nor will it bother the prosecutors or most of your fellow lawyers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post-15518976557647199132013-11-29T08:00:19.481-06:002013-11-29T08:00:19.481-06:00Paul, I suspect that you already know this but the...Paul, I suspect that you already know this but the weakness in the HC Plea mill is unity. If all (or at least a majority) of defendants would plead not guilty and demand a trial the system would clog up overnight & cease to function. The Judges (many of who were former prosecutors) and the current prosecutors depend on disunity among the defendant population and speed in processing cases to move dockets. HC Defense Attorneys need to set their temporal concerns aide and rally their clients to the mindset of a strike before any real chnge can begin.Leenoreply@blogger.com