Florida Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
I’ve been cringing a lot lately. It seems most of the time when I hear folks, including so called “legal experts,” provide opinions concerning the Dunn murder trial, my body physically reacts. I’m amazed at how many passionate and elegant speakers are disseminating misleading and even, inaccurate information concerning this “high profile” case. I wanted to take a moment to provide you with my take on it. There are some important lessons that can be learned. Take what you like and leave the rest.
Lesson One
Trials aren’t about justice. I subscribe to Aristotle’s definition of justice, which is, “Like cases being treated alike.” Within a short period of time into my two decades in the criminal justice arena, I realized that there was no justice. While that was the goal for some, I didn’t see that occurring as a rule. The outcome of criminal cases hinges upon a myriad of factors.