Tag Archives: Felony

Effective lawyer right now extends to plea deals

Posted on March 22, 2012 by pandwbarrett

Source: Thompson Reuters – News and Insight It has long been recognized by the Courts of the United States that a criminal defendant is entitled to “effective assistance of counsel” at a jury trial. That is, your lawyer’s performance, or …

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Do you really want to plead guilty?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by pandwbarrett

As I sat in court a few weeks ago waiting for my case to be called, I saw something that happens in courtrooms across this state every day. A case ahead of me was a felony plea to possession of …

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