Criminal Defense "War Stories"
These are stories about actual clients of the Law Offices of N. Trey Pettlon. ??Their names have been changed and the details are presented so that their actual identity will not be discovered. ??In any event, they are true stories.
The Criminal Defense of "John Smith"
Posted by: Trey Pettlon
September 12, 2010
"Freeeeeedom!!!!!" William Wallace, August 1305
It would have been easy not to turn over the stones...not to believe John. But as a criminal defense attorney, you have to. You have to investigate...to check out your client's story. People oftentimes ask me how I can defend people who are guilty of crimes. That is easy. Good people make bad decisions all the time...especially if they are using drugs. Most of my clients are good people. They have mismanaged some choices or maybe even mismanaged their life. So you try to minimize the damage and help them get back on the right path. Defending people who are guilty is easy. Defending people who are innocent is very difficult. That is when you lose sleep.
"A criminal lawyer, like a trapeze performer, is seldom more than one slip from an awful fall." ??O'Neil, Paul,??Life Magazine, June 22, 1959
Criminal defense attorneys are oftentimes vilified for their work on behalf of persons charged with crimes ranging from the controversial to the heinous and despicable. ??Without an effective defense, wrongful convictions would become commonplace, innocent parties would be imprisoned and even convictions against the guilty would frequently be set aside on appeal for ineffective assistance of counsel. ??In the light of this public criticism, criminal defense lawyers labor away on behalf of their clients. ??It is a noble profession.
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