DwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 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-square101fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down14
arrow-up1409arrow-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-22 days agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoAt the very least there are 13 big civil suits coming his way.
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 hours agoThose still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoThen he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 hours 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-up1·18 hours agoApparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…
At the very least there are 13 big civil suits coming his way.
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…