Comment Re:And there was a cheer throughout the land... (Score 1) 230
No, and not so much to the GP as well. Even the destitute can find a lawyer who will represent them, given a decent change of winning.
In criminal cases, DAs try to avoid cases where they can't win.
If only. In criminal cases, DAs try to do what they believe will get them re-elected. Sometimes that means prosecuting without much evidence.
Somebody ought to cross ball point pens with coat hangers so that the pens will multiply instead of disappear.