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Re:I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit by wonderwonder on Thursday December 05, 2019 @11:33AM (#21713658)
Like all professions there are levels of ability and competence. Like all professions those levels are very often but not always reflected in pay scale (including levels of experience). Even with that said I am sure many public defenders are excellent attorneys trying to help less fortunate people, they often have to contend with 80+ cases every week. There is no way an attorney can be expected to provide excellent representation when dealing with that many cases, its just not possible.

Public defenders also get far less resources than prosecutors.

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Re:I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit by patentatt on Thursday December 05, 2019 @03:55PM (#21716383)
They’re quite prestigious positions to get, somewhat ironically. My guess is that cynicism creeps in over time too, you see similar patterns over and over, and combined with the high caseload probably does lead to over reliance on instinct.
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