From someone who is currently studying for a legal education,
1) Very few countries use juries. England has limited juries, while the rest of Europe does NOT use juries. Juries developed from England, so only a few countries, most at one point affiliated with England, have ever used juries.
2) Most attorneys do try to get their client the best deal possible, rather than letting crime go unpunished. It's called the plea bargaining system. 90 to 95% of all cases in this country 'plea' out. That means the 'criminal' plead guilty and accepts a sentence the court gives. Think about the Warez group DrinkOrDie - the top guy was just sentenced to 46 months in prison. He 'plead guilty', and accepted the 46 months in Federal Penitentary. I'm sure that 26 year old guy will have a lot of fun in there!
3) Once again. 90 to 95% of ALL cases settle out of court. The parties to the suit CHOOSE to settle. The lawyers wished 95% did not, because the lawyers don't get as many billable hours that way (if you're not in court charging 200 dollars an hour because the case settled.....you're not making that 200 dollars).
You bash lawyers and say they're all about money. You just wait until the next time you have a legal problem....car accident, divorce, injury on the job, marijuana possession....You're going to want the best damn lawyer money can buy.
If you argue in court like you did above, you'd definitely be screwed...
Chris
Ok people, there is a grain of truth to what CNN reports. Just spend a little time in the password chatrooms on DALnet; credit card numbers are streamed in there quite regularly.
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From someone who is currently studying for a legal education, 1) Very few countries use juries. England has limited juries, while the rest of Europe does NOT use juries. Juries developed from England, so only a few countries, most at one point affiliated with England, have ever used juries. 2) Most attorneys do try to get their client the best deal possible, rather than letting crime go unpunished. It's called the plea bargaining system. 90 to 95% of all cases in this country 'plea' out. That means the 'criminal' plead guilty and accepts a sentence the court gives. Think about the Warez group DrinkOrDie - the top guy was just sentenced to 46 months in prison. He 'plead guilty', and accepted the 46 months in Federal Penitentary. I'm sure that 26 year old guy will have a lot of fun in there! 3) Once again. 90 to 95% of ALL cases settle out of court. The parties to the suit CHOOSE to settle. The lawyers wished 95% did not, because the lawyers don't get as many billable hours that way (if you're not in court charging 200 dollars an hour because the case settled.....you're not making that 200 dollars). You bash lawyers and say they're all about money. You just wait until the next time you have a legal problem....car accident, divorce, injury on the job, marijuana possession....You're going to want the best damn lawyer money can buy. If you argue in court like you did above, you'd definitely be screwed... Chris
Ok people, there is a grain of truth to what CNN reports. Just spend a little time in the password chatrooms on DALnet; credit card numbers are streamed in there quite regularly.