Comments on: Us v. Them http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2007/06/us-v-them.html the tao of criminal-defense trial lawyering Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Troy http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2007/06/us-v-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-123 Troy Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:17:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=144#comment-123 Shannon:<br/><br/>There are some very fine assistant DA's who recognize the enormity of the power they yield and use it responsibly. There are also many who do not fit that mold - usually from the lack of real world experiences and the wisdom that comes with it.<br/><br/>My views on this are not meant as an attack on any ADA -- good or bad. They are meant as my perception of the different roles that are inherent to the majority of those of us involved in the system -- on both sides. It is not about the individuals as much as its is about their roles - as I view them.<br/><br/>Troy Shannon:

There are some very fine assistant DA’s who recognize the enormity of the power they yield and use it responsibly. There are also many who do not fit that mold – usually from the lack of real world experiences and the wisdom that comes with it.

My views on this are not meant as an attack on any ADA — good or bad. They are meant as my perception of the different roles that are inherent to the majority of those of us involved in the system — on both sides. It is not about the individuals as much as its is about their roles – as I view them.

Troy

]]> By: Shannon Quadros http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2007/06/us-v-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-116 Shannon Quadros Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:36:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=144#comment-116 Don't you think McKinney is being a tad rough. I know that the DA's office isn't a bunch of angels but it's not like they are the spawn of Satan either. Well not that I know of anyway. <br/>What I would like to see is what someone who has been on both sides, say former ADA now criminal defense lawyer (or possibly ,though I think rarer, criminal defense lawyer turned ADA) seems to think about prosecutors and defenders.<br/>I admire McKinney's passion and yours as well in advocating your client's rights. And that your ardent advocacy of them deserves praise but don't DAs and ADAs have clients too - the 'People'? Don’t you think McKinney is being a tad rough. I know that the DA’s office isn’t a bunch of angels but it’s not like they are the spawn of Satan either. Well not that I know of anyway.
What I would like to see is what someone who has been on both sides, say former ADA now criminal defense lawyer (or possibly ,though I think rarer, criminal defense lawyer turned ADA) seems to think about prosecutors and defenders.
I admire McKinney’s passion and yours as well in advocating your client’s rights. And that your ardent advocacy of them deserves praise but don’t DAs and ADAs have clients too – the ‘People’?

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