DwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-29 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-square107linkfedilinkarrow-up1418arrow-down14cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up1414arrow-down1external-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-29 days agomessage-square107linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoThose still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoThen he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 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-up1·8 days agoApparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 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.
Those still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
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.