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.
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.
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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.
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.
duty lawyer but their payed by court not much help ,their not going to bite the hand that feeds them !!!
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!
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.
depends on the charge, legal aid will tell you if you need a lawyer and if they will accept your case- good luck!!!!