Once defense counsel goes off half - cocked to the prosecutor, the die is cast.
Once defense counsel begins to tighten the screws, the process of resolving the case becomes more complicated, more drawn out, and more expensive.
Not exact matches
Second, throughout the entire time sheet, I did not
once see an item such as «call to
defense counsel to discuss discovery» or «meet and confer.»
In an opinion that
once again raises concerns about the state's shortage of funds for indigent capital
defense, a divided Georgia Supreme Court has sent a death penalty case back to the trial court to determine if a systemic breakdown in the state's public defender system deprived the defendant of
counsel.