DwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agoA driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.www.azfamily.comexternal-linkmessage-square103linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.www.azfamily.comDwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agomessage-square103linkfedilink
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoThose still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoThen he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoBut that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoApparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…
Those still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
Then he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
But that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.
Apparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…