Peter T. Daniels

On Jul 7, 12:12 am, Phil Kane <Phil.K...@nov.shmovz.ka.pop> wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:28:26 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>
> <jclarke.use...@cox.net> wrote:
> >Uh, I think you need some perspective.  Suppose they do stop you, then
> >what?  What's the worst that the MTA cops have _ever_ done to a
> >photographer?  Is that so horrible for you that you aren't willing to
> >risk the small chance that it is going to happen?
>
> Is such a confrontation something that you are looking forward to?
>
> I don't know about you, but I prefer to be before a judge as an
> attorney or government agent or expert witness, not as a defendant,
> even on petty stuff like this (and I do believe that it's petty).
>
> An attorney's job is to advise the client how not to have to appear
> before the judge.  A lot easier than trying to get him or her "off".
> At least that's how I practice law.

So you advise a not-guilty client to plead to a lesser charge?