| He said it was a risk. Do you remember when
the guy in FL set up such a thing,
and it
was a big deal to the judge?
It's just something that could be taken
the
wrong way. It can look to a judge like you
are trying to get rich off of
your "crime".
There are even laws about such things. It's
just risky.
What
some judges would tell him would have
been, if you run out of money, we'll get
rid
of your fabulous lawyers, Keker & Van Nest (do
you remember them from
Oracle v. Google?), and
we will provide you with a public defender.
If you
know how that would have been like, here's
a blog
by a public defender, a really good one, according to what I've
seen,
but a guy who sees the world he's in as it is. I
recommend Simple
Justice also, that last link, if you
want to know how the criminal justice
system works.
Also, do read the oral transcript of the case before
the US
Supreme Court on that poor guy in La. facing
the death penalty but unable to get
to trial
because the state said it ran out of
money for the lawyer it also
states he must have
before he can do so. He's been waiting
for that lawyer for
as long as I've been doing
Groklaw. At least. Can you imagine? He made it
through
the 8th grade, but you'll read Justice Scalia
implying it was his fault
for not complaining
about his Constitutional rights earlier. Mr.
Boyer's
lawyer's arguments are very impressive. Imagine having
to even say them
out loud and then defend them
in a court of law in the United States of
America
in 2012, though. Someone should do
a movie about it. Seriously.
Yes. Read
the oral argument transcript. It will make
your hair stand on end. Don't read it,
though,
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