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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Oh, I agree a prosecutor should be forced to work both sides of the aisle. That would have a good effect on the douchebags who view prosecution as a "mission" and think all criminals should be worked over with jumper cables and blackjacks.
But the suggestion that PD work would make defense lawyers better at what they do doesn't hold much water. The best defense lawyers I saw were ex-prosecutors. Guys from the PD's offices could work a courtroom, but the complicated cases that involved complicated pre-trial motions and complex issue were beyond them. PDs are overworked and too often forced to wing a large part of their cases. If I were in the can and needed a ringer, I'd get myself an ex-AUSA.
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I wouldn't think PD work would make defense lawyers better. Mandatory PD work might raise the quality of defense of the people who have PDs, though.
