[Catspaw]

Ah, pain, but I know prosecutors, and once someone's charged, they don't let go of a case without some sort of a conviction. The ball's in their court, after all. And if he is acquitted, unless he can find a lawyer who thinks his case is a slam dunk, he's going to have trouble even finding a lawyer to take the case. In the mean time, your boy's legal fees are going to be sky-high. He's not poor enough to qualify for a public defender (he's employed, or at least he was, he owns property, he has that gun collection, just for starters), so just for the criminal case, he's going to be shelling the retainer--and then there's the hourly fee, billable monthly once that retainer's gone. He'll have a battle with his insurance company, and that's more legal fees out of his pocket. If he loses his job with the Army, well, that's more legal fees to fight that battle. Then, and if he gets to that point, even if he can find a lawyer, and even with an agreement with the lawyer to take a hefty percentage of any possible settlement, if the lawyer doesn't think the case is a slam dunk, that lawyer's going to get a retainer and an agreement for him to pay all costs and fees--paying for depositions can take quite a bite of anyone's pocketbook.

You might want to think about setting up a legal defense fund for your boy. He's going to need all the help he can get.

[tpaine]

Ah, but I know prosecutors, and once someone's charged, they don't let go of a case without some sort of a conviction.

Why should anyone believe what you claim to "know". -- You just demonstrated that you're a lying sack of crap with your baseless "kiddie porn" charge.

The ball's in their court, after all. And if he is acquitted, unless he can find a lawyer who thinks his case is a slam dunk, he's going to have trouble even finding a lawyer to take the case. In the mean time, your boy's legal fees are going to be sky-high. He's not poor enough to qualify for a public defender (he's employed, or at least he was, he owns property, he has that gun collection, just for starters), so just for the criminal case, he's going to be shelling the retainer--and then there's the hourly fee, billable monthly once that retainer's gone. He'll have a battle with his insurance company, and that's more legal fees out of his pocket. If he loses his job with the Army, well, that's more legal fees to fight that battle. Then, and if he gets to that point, even if he can find a lawyer, and even with an agreement with the lawyer to take a hefty percentage of any possible settlement, if the lawyer doesn't think the case is a slam dunk, that lawyer's going to get a retainer and an agreement for him to pay all costs and fees--paying for depositions can take quite a bite of anyone's pocketbook. You might want to think about setting up a legal defense fund for your boy. He's going to need all the help he can get.

There is one thing here you need not prove 'cat'. You have the one of the biggest ratchet mouths, and egos - on FR. Congrats.