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by chrismcb 2149 days ago
Whole it may be ridiculous, he is doing his job in trying to get his client of and our a weaker sentence. And yeah, any lawyer today woukd be making the same argument. Keep in mind, the constitution prohibits unusual and unjust punishment. So, or choose, conditions in prison should be brought up... By any good lawyer, at any time.
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I agree the lawyer is doing the right thing for his role - perhaps I should have phrased as "ridiculous for this argument to be taken seriously" or some such.