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TexasBushwhacker

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15. I doubt it bothered him in the least

Reply to tavernier (Reply #14)

Sat Jun 5, 2021, 11:57 AM

Jun 2021

If you're a defense attorney, you have to be aware that some of your clients are guilty of their crimes. I have more of a problem with win-no-matter-what DAs who put poor, innocent people in prison and pursue the death penalty because it's good for them politically.

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I wonder if it ever bothered him tavernier Jun 2021 #12

It was the prosecution's case to lose TexasBushwhacker Jun 2021 #13

Yes, I understand all of that. tavernier Jun 2021 #14

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