1. Attorney rates are sometimes too expensive.
2. Some courtrooms in the United States don't deliver quality services.
3. Some Public Defenders in the United States will not deliver quality services.
4. Their criminal cases are simple enough to handle autonomously.
5. They want control over their own cases because the order of protection is not in their favor.
6. Some Public Defenders are lackadaisical and fail to update clients on the status and progress of their cases.
7. Some people distrust attorneys, both because of negative personal experience, or portrayals in TV, books, or in movies.
8. Some Public Defenders procrastinate and fail to visit their clients. Some clients never see their Public Defenders until the day of a disposition hearing.
9. Legal aid assistance is available from other sources: Internet, paralegal services, computer software, etc.
10. The accuse feels the professional relationship of the Public Defender and State Attorney is too controversial.
11. Federal and State governments has no constitutional authority to determine the representation of an accused person unless mental health issues are a concern.
12. Education is a free society responsible by the accused.
13. There is no constitutional prohibition for accused persons to research their own legal matter of contentions.
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