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When               you               are               arraigned               for               a               criminal               offense,               the               judge               or               prosecutor               will               likely               ask               you               whether               you               plan               to               represent               yourself               (never               a               good               idea),               hire               an               attorney,               or               if               you               would               like               to               request               the               services               of               a               public               defender.

Most               states               have               caps               on               who               is               financially               qualified               to               receive               the               services               of               a               public               defender,               but               since               statistically               most               defendants               are               poor,               there               is               often               a               choice               between               being               represented               by               a               public               defender               or               hiring               your               own               attorney.

This               article               attempts               to               flesh               out               the               issues               you               should               consider               when               deciding               whether               to               request               a               public               defender,               or               whether               to               hire               a               lawyer               for               yourself               or               a               family               member.

Public               defenders               labor               under               a               bad               reputation,               sometimes               being               derogatorily               called               "public               pretenders".

In               most               instances,               this               reputation               is               undeserved.

In               many               ways,               public               defenders               can               be               even               more               skilled               that               hired               attorneys               because               of               their               attitudes,               experience,               and               skill.

Whether               you               should               hire               an               attorney               or               accept               the               services               of               a               public               defender               depends               on               many               factors               including               the               type               of               public               defender               system               your               jurisdiction               employs,               the               type               of               private               attorney               you               can               afford               to               hire.

An               overview               of               these               different               types               of               attorneys               is               provided               below.
               Public               Defender               Systems:               Public               Defender               Offices               versus               Court               Appointed               Systems
               There               are               two               primary               types               of               public               defender               services               offered               by               different               jurisdictions:               public               defender               offices               and               court               appointed               attorney               systems.
               Public               Defender               Offices
               Many               jurisdictions               operate               under               a               public               defender               system               consisting               of               staff               attorneys.

Under               this               system,               local               public               defender               offices               are               set               up               and               are               subject               to               statewide               monitoring               and               performance               reviews.

Public               defenders               that               work               in               these               systems               are               full-time               public               defenders.

That               is,               they               do               nothing               other               than               represent               criminal               defendants               on               a               daily               basis,               and               are               paid               a               salary.

Public               defenders               within               this               system               are               often               well               educated,               outstanding               lawyers,               who               choose               to               work               as               a               public               defender               because               of               an               ideological               commitment               to               social               justice.

Studies               have               shown               that               indigent               defendants               receive               better               overall               representation               under               this               system               than               under               the               court               appointed               attorney               system.
               A               positive               to               the               public               defender               office               system               is               that               you               are               likely               to               get               an               experienced               lawyer               who               cares               deeply               about               the               outcome               of               your               case.

He               will               be               familiar               with               the               judge               you               will               go               before               and               the               prosecutor               since               he               practices               with               them               on               a               daily               basis.

It               is               not               uncommon               for               an               attorney               in               this               position               to               rack               up               30               or               more               jury               trials               and               hundreds               of               plea               negotiations               within               his               first               two               years.

Of               course,               the               downside               is               that               all               this               experience               comes               from               other               clients,               meaning               the               attorney               is               likely               to               have               a               huge               caseload.

This               usually               will               not               cause               them               to               care               any               less               about               your               case,               but               could               prevent               them               from               being               available               to               you               on               a               whim.
               Court               Appointed               Systems
               Jurisdictions               that               do               not               have               public               defender               offices               have               often               have               court               appointed               lists.

In               this               system,               lawyers               in               private               practice               are               put               on               a               list               and               are               assigned               to               represent               indigent               defendants               for               an               hourly               rate               paid               by               the               court.

In               some               jurisdictions               attorneys               can               choose               whether               to               be               on               the               list,               and               in               others               they               are               required               to               be               on               the               list               for               a               certain               number               of               years               after               they               begin               practicing               law.
               The               quality               of               attorney               you               receive               in               a               court               appointed               system               depends               largely               on               the               "luck               of               the               draw".

You               may               be               assigned               a               good               criminal               defense               attorney               who               is               on               the               list               as               a               public               service,               or               you               may               be               assigned               a               property               lawyer               who               doesn't               even               know               what               the               inside               of               a               courtroom               looks               like.

An               additional               downside               of               this               system               is               that               generally               the               better               the               attorney,               the               less               the               hourly               rate               for               working               on               your               case               is               compared               to               what               he               would               bill               another               client.

For               example,               a               flat               rate               for               indigent               defense               at               $90               per               hour               looks               far               better               to               an               attorney               that               bills               his               private               practice               clients               at               $120,               than               it               does               to               a               more               seasoned               attorney               that               bills               at               $250.

That               is               not               to               say               that               every               attorney               will               treat               your               case               as               less               significant               and               spend               less               time               on               it               because               he               is               being               paid               less               than               his               normal               rate,               but               this               is               a               possibility.
               Private               Practice               Lawyers
               If               you               are               considering               hiring               a               private               attorney,               you               need               to               consider               what               type               you               are               hiring               and               whether               the               person               is               likely               to               be               better               than               a               public               defender.

Listed               below               are               three               types               of               criminal               defense               lawyer,               broadly               defined.

While               not               every               type               of               defense               attorney               can               be               typecast               into               one               of               these               categories,               they               provide               a               broad               overview               of               what               to               look               for               when               seeking               criminal               representation.
               The               Criminal               Defense               "Elite"
               Every               state               has               a               handful               of               lawyers               that               make               up               the               elite               of               criminal               defense               bar.

Their               names               and               reputations               precede               them               throughout               the               state               and               they               are               the               first               name               that               comes               to               mind               when               you               are               in               trouble.

These               are               people               like               Bobby               Lee               Cook               in               Georgia,               "Racehorse"               Haynes               in               Texas,               and               Roy               Black               in               Florida.

Generally,               if               you               are               in               serious               trouble               and               you               can               afford               to               hire               an               elite               lawyer               it               is               a               good               idea.

But               generally               if               you               can               afford               the               fees               required               to               retain               the               services               of               lawyers               in               this               category               you               make               too               much               to               obtain               a               court               appointed               lawyer               in               the               first               place.
               The               Good               Criminal               Attorney
               Every               jurisdiction               has               good               criminal               attorneys               as               well.

These               lawyers               may               practice               in               several               different               areas               of               law               including               personal               injury               and               divorce               as               well.

Often               they               served               as               prosecutors               or               public               defenders               before               going               into               private               practice,               so               they               are               intimately               familiar               with               a               courtroom,               know               how               to               try               a               case,               and               how               to               negotiate               on               your               behalf.
               Often               attorneys               in               this               category               will               work               with               you               regarding               their               fees               and               will               take               your               case.

Many               of               them               would               do               as               good               or               a               better               job               than               a               public               defender.

Still,               if               you               are               truly               indigent,               you               should               think               hard               before               paying               for               their               representation.

More               than               90%               of               cases               are               won               or               lost               based               on               the               facts               of               the               case               and               the               strength               of               the               evidence               against               you,               and               not               on               the               performance               of               the               lawyers               involved.

Think               about               the               seriousness               of               the               crime.

If               it               is               a               relatively               small               offense,               for               which               you               are               likely               to               only               receive               probation               if               convicted,               you               must               decide               whether               it               is               really               worth               breaking               the               bank               in               order               to               hire               your               own               attorney,               rather               than               using               the               public               defender,               who               could               be               every               bit               as               skilled.
               The               only               real               way               to               distinguish               a               good               criminal               attorney               from               the               next               category               ("the               hack")               is               to               do               your               research.

Most               states               have               websites               listing               the               disciplinary               history               of               attorneys               practicing               there.

Recent               disciplinary               proceedings               are               a               definite               red               flag.

Also,               ask               people               you               know               and               find               out               the               reputation               of               the               attorney               in               the               community.
               "The               Hack               Attorney"
               Unfortunately               a               small               number               of               attorneys               who               take               criminal               cases               can               be               classified               as               "hacks".

Perhaps               the               attorney               is               struggling               to               stay               afloat               and               no               fee               is               too               small.

They               may               have               no               idea               how               to               try               a               case,               no               experience               with               the               particular               offense               you               are               charged               with,               and               no               relationships               with               the               justice               system               in               your               community.

They               are               just               here               to               make               a               buck,               and               if               you'll               pay               them               they'll               show               up               (sometimes).
               Distinguishing               hacks               from               good               defense               attorneys               can               be               difficult,               but               asking               the               right               questions               make               a               spotting               a               hack               more               likely.

Beware               of               any               attorney               who               promises               to               "get               you               off".

Not               even               the               best               attorney               can               promise               or               guarantee               that               a               case               will               turn               out               a               certain               way               (although               offering               probabilities               is               ok).

If               an               attorney               makes               this               promise,               he               is               trying               to               get               your               check.

Ask               how               many               criminal               trials               the               attorney               has               handled,               and               how               many               cases               he               has               handled               dealing               with               your               particular               crime.

Shy               away               from               anyone               without               trial               experience.

Finally,               beware               of               attorneys               who               always               want               to               "fight"               somebody.

They               may               offer               to               "go               to               war"               with               the               prosecution.

Most               good               criminal               attorneys               know               that,               while               they               should               fight               for               you               in               a               courtroom,               cordial               relations               with               the               prosecution               outside               of               court               make               for               more               successful               resolutions               of               criminal               cases.






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