Macushla
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Now that the indictment has been handed down and it looks, at this point, to be headed to trial, I have a question for any WS'ers who know about lawyers, trials, etc.
From what I understand, JB probably does not know, nor would he want to know exactly what Casey did. At what point, if any, would he try to talk to her about pleading guilty to a lesser charge or perhaps try for a plea bargain? He knows, from the discovery process, that everything she has told LE is a lie, and they have proved that. He has to know, just from reading the documents that her stories just don't make sense. While JB is not as seasoned as say, Nejame, he has tried cases before, and I can't imagine he does not see how weak her case is.
Does anyone think he HAS been trying, in her best interests, to get her to cooperate, come clean, tell the truth, etc. and she has refused. If this is the case, he has no choice but to go forward. I guess what I am trying to get at is that does there come a point, for a defense attorney, when they throw up their hands trying to get their client to face reality, and just do the best they can with what they are given?
From what I understand, JB probably does not know, nor would he want to know exactly what Casey did. At what point, if any, would he try to talk to her about pleading guilty to a lesser charge or perhaps try for a plea bargain? He knows, from the discovery process, that everything she has told LE is a lie, and they have proved that. He has to know, just from reading the documents that her stories just don't make sense. While JB is not as seasoned as say, Nejame, he has tried cases before, and I can't imagine he does not see how weak her case is.
Does anyone think he HAS been trying, in her best interests, to get her to cooperate, come clean, tell the truth, etc. and she has refused. If this is the case, he has no choice but to go forward. I guess what I am trying to get at is that does there come a point, for a defense attorney, when they throw up their hands trying to get their client to face reality, and just do the best they can with what they are given?