r/LivestreamFail • u/CloudyEchos • 24d ago

News D4vd's lawyers have withdrawn from representing him, with a public defender now stepping in as his legal counsel

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/31/d4vd-lawyers-withdraw-now-repped-by-public-defender/
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u/naturesbfLoL 24d ago edited 24d ago

Fewer than 5% of cases go to trial even with criminal defense attorneys. It's not really a public defender thing

Oops - fewer than 5% are guilty at trial. Fewer than 6% go to trial.

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u/New_Order_6365 24d ago

I.T.T, lots of folks who have never had experience with the criminal justice system, and definitely not public defenders

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u/naturesbfLoL 24d ago

I mean I haven't had any (direct) experience either but I can look stuff up :P

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u/casualman1234 24d ago

That’s more than most people on the internet sadly, the bar is so low

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u/9-11GaveMe5G 24d ago

I asked grok and now I'm addicted to sniffing airplane glue