I found the following entry on a top 10 list of Criminal Law Misconceptions. I wanted to share it with you. “9. You can fare well with just any lawyer. The reality is that there are too many incompetent or uncaring lawyers out there—so-called “professionals” who will take you money and show up for court [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mn, john scott, MN, Tom BennerotteThe media has a habit of skipping the most important parts of the legal process. These parts include legal briefs, discovery, filing motions, etc. I am speculating on the reason these are not included, but I have an educated guess. I would say these parts are not included because of two reasons. One is that [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, john scott, Tom BennerotteThis is pretty far fetched. In actuality many people that are involved in criminal and or civil lawsuits that are what people consider “normal,” without getting into defining normal of course. Not every case that comes into the court room is as thrilling as the ones you see on TV. A lot of times it [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, john scott, Tom BennerotteThe media plays a large role in causing misconceptions about the legal process. One misconception is that all cases go to trial. Many drama TV shows don’t take into account that many cases get settled before going to trial. TV shows tend to skip many steps of the process and go straight to the trial, [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, Criminal Defense Attorney, criminal defense attorney mn, john scott, Tom BennerotteThe media plays a large role in causing misconceptions about the legal process. One misconception is that all cases go to trial. Many drama TV shows don’t take into account that many cases get settled before going to trial. TV shows tend to skip many steps of the process and go straight to the trial, [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, john scott, Tom BennerotteA juror in a murder trial in a Connecticut court room passed a note to the court marshal, asking him on a date, earlier this week. The judge in the trail scolded the juror for doing so, saying he was a “romantic at heart,” but called it a “g—– thing to do.” Maybe a murder [...]
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