Someone has a case against the state and can not afford an Attorney and then is appointed a state paid attorney.
2007-06-03 07:20:52 · 5 answers · asked by Digital E 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the first 3 answers here are B.S. no a court appointed lawyer will not represent you at his best unless in some isolated cases as the calif, lawyer did , he had just graduated from Law school and was appointed to represent a man in a criminal case, he was, very vigorously. when the judge called him into chambers and informed him the state was paying his bill, and if he persisted he would not get any more state appointed cases, the young lawyer took the judge to court, he lost, and in the end lost his license as a lawyer, enough said.
2007-06-03 07:34:26 · answer #1 · answered by james w 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, the state appointed attorney is often a private attorney who will be paid by the state to represent you.
the courts have ruled that it's much more important to have someone who can have representation of some kind than none at all.
2007-06-03 17:02:29 · answer #2 · answered by brian 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, an attorney represents the someone, not who is paying. They can be disciplined if they do not provide good representation.
In criminal cases with multiple offenders only one is defended by the public defender in case of conflict of interest. The other(s) can be defended by private attorneys paid by the state.
2007-06-03 14:27:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well lawyers make an oath to be fair and most state appointed lawyers hate the state lol because they dont pay them enough compared to private lawyers.
2007-06-03 14:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by deleted 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not sure what your question is. Who has the ASA representing them?
2007-06-03 14:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by QueenLori 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋