Hear, hear! Cochran's job was to defend his client to the best of his abilities. You might not like his client or his client's crimes, but without an able defense, the system becomes rife with abuse -- spend some time in Mexico if you need to understand. Or consider the fact that Randy Weaver is walking around a free man today.
"You might not like his client or his client's crimes, but without an able defense, the system becomes rife with abuse -- spend some time in Mexico if you need to understand."
Exactly!
I'll never forget -- I went to Mexico in the late '80s and it was astonishing to me to see a wall of guards with machine guns lined up on the street next to some government facility. I wish I could remember exactly where we were.
In any case--now the U.S. has greater security, but 20 years ago, a scene like this would have been unheard of in the U.S.
Anyway, as you pointed out, without a vigorous defense, individual people get trampled on. That is why defense lawyers are so passionate.
Thank you for your post.
No. It was defend his client to the best of his abilities while remaining within the boundaries of ethics. One's 'abilities' might include having unfavorable witnesses knocked off, but that doesn't make it right.