In late April 1969, as a brand new and untrained Deputy Sheriff for L.A. County I was working in the "new" central jail guarding a cell block full of convicted murderers from San Quentin's death row.
Two of these animals named Powell and Smith had their attorney convince a judge they should have a typewriter in their cell to assist in their death penalty appeal.
On the day their atty. delivered their typewriter, another deputy in the front of the jail gave the typewriter a very, very thorough exam. He discovered a loaded gun cleverly hidden in the typewriter (which saved my life).
The two killers were made famous by Joseph Wambaugh's book and subsequent movie "the Onino Field". That was my first exposure to the legal "profession", and the "justice" system.
NOTHING was done to the atty, and that was the highest point in my opinon of the "legal" profession, and "justice" system