Retired prosecutor being my attorney for DUI?
Monday, November 12th, 2007 at
12:37 am
SpeshL BLenD asked:
I have asked some questions about this but this one is somewhat different. My friend gave me a number for a defense attorney that used to be the prosecutor for my town. He has successfully gotten my friends charges dropped numerous times. I am not looking to get charges dropped, but at least to the least punishment I can get.
I have asked some questions about this but this one is somewhat different. My friend gave me a number for a defense attorney that used to be the prosecutor for my town. He has successfully gotten my friends charges dropped numerous times. I am not looking to get charges dropped, but at least to the least punishment I can get.
I got a DUI, am 20 years old, blew a .22, Careless driving as well. Would hiring this retired prosecutor (used to be the prosecutor Amoxil Online for the same township that I got my DUI in) work to my advantage? I feel like he would have a conflict of interest since he used to be the one punishing people like me. Do you think he would defend and underage DUI?
most of the best defence lawyers were former da’s. Think. Who knows the da’s bag of tricks better?
From a lawyer. It would definitely help to have him represent you. You need to ask if he accepts juvenile cases, he may not because of the differences involved.
It is an excellent idea to retain a retired prosecutor as your defense attorney. Retired prosecutors usually have good relationships with the court and with the current prosecutors and that could (note the word could) result in a more favorable plea agreement and/or sentence. It is very common for defense attorneys to have been former prosecutors–that’s where they learn their craft.
While I appreciate your concerns about a conflict of interest because a retired prosecutor might sympathize more with the prosecution side, your concerns are likely unfounded. A lawyer who takes a case has an ethical responsibility to represent his client zealously and that’s what most lawyers do. Speaking personally, even when a lawyer has a predisposition to favor one particular side of a case, when it comes to the lawyer’s own client, the lawyer always ends up convincing him or herself that in these particular circumstances, the client should prevail.