Post by merh on May 28, 2017 22:39:23 GMT
Irrelevant. A Public Defender is hired by the state. Does the Public Defender do what the D.A. wants?
Nope. Someone has to pay for the salary of the Public Defender. The state takes responsibility for that. But that doesn't mean the Public Defender has to do what the D.A. wants.
Likewise, someone has to pay for Marlow's consultation time. The Patriots weren't going to pay. So the NFL took responsibility for that. But that doesn't mean Marlow has to say what the NFL wants him to say.
The state pays for the Public Defender (which the defendant isn't able to pay for) to ensure that the defendant gets a fair trial. Likewise, the NFL paid for Marlow's consultation time (which the Patriots weren't going to pay for) to ensure that the investigation is reviewed by a highly-respected independent and unbiased expert.
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This is beyond illogical.
The District Attorney is a department that represents the State in court. Here, it is paid for by the County.
City Attorneys represent their City in court cases & are paid by the City
Judges, on the other hand, are paid by the state to decide cases.
Public Defenders are a county department (here) designed to fulfill the right to an attorney issue. They are paid by the County.
Conflict Public Defenders represent cases where there is a conflict of interest in the case for the regular Public Defenders. I believe many of these are not county employees, but are paid a fee by the county.
And the Alternate Public Defenders Office is another County office, thus paid by the County.
If it has been deemed the defendant might be eligible for probation, the Probation Department interviews the defendant, submitting a report to the Judge. They are paid by the County.
Each department represents a specific mission.
By your logic, because the state pays the judge, s/he should side with the DA so there would be no need for court hearings.