Dmitry Sklyarov Gains High-Profile Defense Lawyer

Diesel Dave writes: "There's an article on Law.com about Dmitry Sklyarov's new Lawyer. Renowned San Francisco defense attorney John Keker has agreed to represent the Russian programmer pro bono. Keker is quoted as saying: "I think he is being unjustly accused and that's the kind of case I like to do." and "[The Government is] always welcome to dismiss the case, but we didn't come in to make a plea deal." This gives me the impression he has full intensions of fighting this to the end. Good."

Comments

Re:I never thought I'd hear myself say this...

[KingAzzy]

Yes, hard to believe, but there are some in our society who truly respect the institution of law and justice and enter into the profession in passionate pursuit of this.

Then there are the 99% of the rest that are just insects.

Re:Symbiotic Relationships on all levels

[A nonymous Coward]

Not that I find fault with it, but Lethyos has just as much to gain from posting his comment as we readers ourselves. Lethyos will gain a great deal of press and attention, whether or not his comment is highly moderated.

Yada yada yada. What a ridiculous comment! of COURSE both people gain from the deal! What else COULD there be -- Would you feel better if someone were holding a gun to Mr. Keker's head? Or if he had been drafted with the alternative a prison sentence?

And who the heck are you to say this lawyer doesn't support "our" causes? What causes would that be? Your cause? My cause? How about Dmitri's cause? Maybe Mr. Keker supports the cause of stopping Big Brother?

Good gosh, get a new hat -- your head's so swelled up you'll need a custom size.