COLO- A friend of mine was charged with a class 3 felony. Even though she applied and was approved for a public defender within a week of being charged, none has been appointed to her - more than 1 month later. She was called as a witness in a totally unrelated jury trial, and both the DA and PD asked her very specific questions about HER case while she was on the stand. EXP: "Are you being charged with a felony".... "are you aware that charge carries a penalty of 32 years" (to which she replied "no", that it was her understanding it was 2-12, so she freaked out), and she was asked who else was being charged. The other defendant in HER case HAD been appointed counsel, so when they tried the same tactics on him, he replied he was instructed by his attorney not to discuss it. Attorneys for both sides also discussed HER case with her in the hallway. Something doesn't seem right. It seems like she may have jepordized her case, especially since 1 of the attys is the DA. ????
2007-08-06
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