But of all the obstacles a defense attorney can face, the biggest might be that of perception.
Rights of accused drive efforts of defense attorneys Monday, January 27, 2020
Bismarck Tribune
They get handed cases on short notice. They don’t have the option of refusing them. They don’t get to pick their clients. And people sometimes wonder how they can do what they do, especially when the court of public opinion can muster strong emotions.
“The idea that we’re ‘just public defenders’ and not going to try our hardest, sometimes that exists,” said Travis Finck, deputy director of the North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents.