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Re:Detroit’s Indigent Defense System Fails Poor Defendants by mehrdadn on Thursday August 01, 2019 @04:49PM (#20588211)
> In the court system you are treated with the same regard by court officials as a janitor would treat a full trash can.

Is this really what you see while fulfilling your jury duty? I dare say it's not the common impression people come away from the courtroom with.

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Re:Detroit’s Indigent Defense System Fails Poor Defendants by buckminster on Thursday August 01, 2019 @04:55PM (#20588261)
He is explicitly talking about the experience of the defendant.
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Re:Detroit’s Indigent Defense System Fails Poor Defendants by sysbin on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:24PM (#20588938)
I assume OP is talking about cases where there isn't a jury as well.
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Re:Detroit’s Indigent Defense System Fails Poor Defendants by jpindar on Thursday August 01, 2019 @10:04PM (#20590191)
The majority of cases in the US never get a jury trial.
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