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In light of the #DerriusGuice details trickling out, I wanted to put together a quick thread to cover the legal aspects of the case and how they affect his prospects going forward.
I’ve been a defense attorney for almost 20 years and there are a few things to know.
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I’ve been a defense attorney for almost 20 years and there are a few things to know.
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First, it is HARD to defend these cases when you have an obvious sense of what happened in the case. You always always fulfill your obligation to your client with a zealous defense, but the general public doesn’t realize this often involves....
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....trying to mitigate damage rather than proving it didn’t happen. Proving a negative is exceedingly difficult, especially in a case where there are no witnesses. Domestic Violence (DV) cases are often that way.
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