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Podcast: All Things Crime
Episode: The Critical Role of Defense Attorneys - Lucas Hirsty, Esq
Description: For most of us, the title of defense attorney carries as negative a connotation as a door to door vacuum salesman. But in our criminal justice system, a robust defense of any defendant, guilty or not, is imperative for a fair and just society to exist. Lucas Hirsty is a public defender in San Diego, California, and strongly believes in ensuring his clients receive a fair trial. During our discussion he said something that I've never heard before though, and that is that he views his job and responsibility to be to ensure the investigators, the prosecution and...