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Originally Posted by Spikearoni
Defendants are INNOCENT unless PROVEN GUILTY in a court of law. They are NOT proven innocent! The burden of proof rests with the prosecution.
Secondly, with regard to the financial cost of his trial, the shooter has the right to request a court-appointed attorney.
Thirdly, in such high profile cases, those who are sympathetic with the defendant or the cause that he or she may represent, quite often raise considerable sums of money for that individual and/or obtain a lawyer for the accused.
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The shooter can only get a court appointed attorney if he cannot afford to pay for an attorney. So, if he has substantial assets, he will get "cleaned out" by a defense attorney. And, the attorney will demand a huge upfront payment because, once they take the case, the judge will make them finish it.