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Law Practice

Jul. 7, 2001

Hard to Swallow

'Deputy Duh' admits that defense attorneys' duties can be honorable as well as necessary.

        By Paul O'Brien
        
        "He's a bitchin' guy," defense counsel told me. I was stunned. The defense attorney in question is someone I've admired for many years. He was a mentor and my supervisor for a time, so the words worked a particular violence on my ears.
        That the "...

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