If nominated and confirmed, Jackson would be the first former federal public defender on the high court and the first justice since Thurgood Marshall with extensive criminal defense experience.
had given Ponds a white Mercedes as a retainer but that Ponds had transferred the title to a relative to avoid paying taxes.
from intent to distribute cocaine to assaulting a police officer — crimes his initial defense attorney attributed to a lengthy struggle with drugs and alcohol. two questions about possible bias together — rather than having each question answered on its own — left the defense attorney no opportunity to probe possible bias.
“Having lawyers who can set aside their own personal beliefs about their client’s alleged behavior or their client’s propensity to commit crimes benefits all persons in the United States,” she replied. “It incentivizes the government to investigate accusations thoroughly and to protect the rights of the accused during the criminal justice process, which, in the aggregate, reduces the threat of arbitrary or unfounded deprivations of individual liberty.
held at the offshore military base, and representation required special training and a security clearance.
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