In Arkansas can my brother sue the public defender for pressing him to take a deal and was told don't tell the judge you were pressed into this plea because I will jail you mom?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

In Arkansas can my brother sue the public defender for pressing him to take a deal and was told don't tell the judge you were pressed into this plea because I will jail you mom?

yesman@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

You’re gonna have to explain how a public defender has the power to jail anyone. Prosecutors coerce people to take deals thousands of times every day. Not only is that legal, and normal, the system would collapse without it.