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January 26, 2009
Forensic evidence was there but they failed to present evidence on time and became invaid...
December 29, 2008
There is a total of 52 laws being updated, most of them are getting stricter.
Goverment Lawyers
One type of government lawyer, the public defender, works on behalf of underprivileged people convicted of crimes.
Will Maas, a lawyer with the Office of the Public Defender in San Francisco, is a shining example. This Vietnam vet, once profiled by PBS, feels driven to defend his clients as a way to heal from having killed during the war. Maas sums up his hard-earned compassion for humanity in this way: "All of us have been mad enough to murder."