[gptgpp]

Oh, that's actually a relief that the reason they take so little time with clients before telling them to take the deal is simply because the cases are generally clear cut. Although like many things, I'll bet this can vary by region significantly.

The rest of my comment I dropped the '/s' for. I think it's wild some people think current LLMs can replace lawyers... The absolute best I would think they could currently do is maybe speed up research for paralegals. I was just imagining expecting a judge to QA a private companies software and thought it was really funny.

[torstenvl]

A huge, huge number of cases are extremely cut and dry. Probably 80+% of the misdemeanor docket is drugs and traffic. You know what evidence is required to prove you were driving while your license was suspended? That you were driving (police cam) and that your license was suspended (certified DMV record).

I know it sounds scary when stats get thrown around like "Over 90% of defendants plead guilty without a trial!" but that's usually pursuant to a generous deal from an overworked prosecutor's office who absolutely does not want to do a freaking jury trial because you were desperate to get to work and couldn't get a ride.

Obviously, if the underlying reason your license was suspended is extreme (vehicular manslaughter, 3rd+ DUI) then their tune will probably change, but that's an extreme minority of cases. Those are the ones that go to trial.