Essentially, the title says it all. How do some lawyers make such a difference in the outcome of a trial when defending clients accused of crimes? The evidence is the same regardless of the lawyer, so it doesn’t seem like they should have that much power over the verdict.
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I’ve read a few answers, most are blatantly lying to make it seem like lawyers are some highly skilled super intelligent people.
The truth:
Judges are elected and extremely fallible.
Why does this impact things so heavily? Well if a lawyer is known to represent wealthy clients, guess who can make donations to the Judge on their re-election campaign. Do you think those clients are going to face the same severity on their sentences? Not a chance.
Please remember modern law essentially stems from Judaism, priests debating tiny technicalities in their book of worship so they could excuse one behavior or another. That’s what our modern law is. Sure there are precedents set that prevent -some- gross abuse of power, but for the really serious stuff it’s mostly up for interpretation. Your highly paid lawyer will not only have excellent networks to grease his close friends wheels, but can also frame the interpretation correctly.
So really you’re paying for connections to cheat the Justice system, primarily. Some extra goes to them putting on a show and knowing the ins and outs, however alot of high profile lawyers know exactly what the judge wants to hear prior to the trial, so they stick with what works.
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