If I pledge guilty, do I still need a lawyer?
Duty lawyer from local court is free right?

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  1. If you can’t afford a lawyer, you are entitled to have one without charage. S/he may be an alcholic or incompetent, but s/he will almost certainly do a better job than you will.

    Among other things, s/he will never let you plead guilty without bargaining to reduce the offense to something with a lesser penalty or lower fine. You really can’t do that by yourself.

  2. dirtdevil215 @ 2010-05-24 22:29

    duty lawyer but their payed by court not much help ,their not going to bite the hand that feeds them !!!

  3. Mike10613 @ 2010-05-24 22:29

    Still get a lawyer under legal aid even if you are pleading guilty if they let you have legal aid. They will do you "mitigating circumstances" bit for you. Plead insanity if I was you.

    PS: Giving Yahoo.com as your source is not SPAM!
    That note is for the jealous witch that keeps clicking the abuse button!

  4. If you plead guilty, you certainly need still a lawyer, unless you’re certain that the sentence is something with which you’re comfortable.

    Usually a "duty" lawyer is hired by the Court, as a supplement to Legal Aid, in cases where Legal Aid is either unable to represent due to conflict or simply has no one available.

  5. rattagous70 @ 2010-05-24 22:29

    depends on the charge, legal aid will tell you if you need a lawyer and if they will accept your case- good luck!!!!

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