Criminal Defense Lawyer vs. a Public Defender
Even though the court provides an attorney for every defendant in every criminal case, your chances of success are better if you hire a criminal defense attorney from a private law firm.
When the police arrest someone on suspicion of a crime, they must read the Miranda warnings to the defendant to ensure that the defendant understands their rights in a criminal case. One of these rights is the right to be represented by an attorney. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a fair trial, meaning that there are no unnecessary delays, the verdict is decided by an unbiased jury, and the defendant has an attorney to represent them. The U.S. Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright in 1963 confirmed that defendants in state criminal cases also have the right to...