DwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agoA driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.www.azfamily.comexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1306cross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
arrow-up1306external-linkA driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.www.azfamily.comDwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agomessage-square70linkfedilinkcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThen he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoBut that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoApparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoI don’t think there are any court costs here. Not something he would be forced to pay. He gets an option to hire a lawyer or represent himself.
Then he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
But that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.
Apparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…
I don’t think there are any court costs here. Not something he would be forced to pay. He gets an option to hire a lawyer or represent himself.