the critical early states of the case when the authorities are deciding which way the case will go. One policy only offers 20% of legal fees until the defendant is acquitted. Some will not pay if there is a plea. This creates the ethical problem of taking a criminal case on contingency. Immediate needs include bail and legal fees. One of these groups does not offer bail money and is aggressively marketing in Missouri. Later costs include medical treatment, court costs, expert witnesses, lost wages and counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network has a battery of expert witnesses available. Expert witnesses are increasingly necessary in our legal system. A gunsmith may be required for expert testimony that lightening the trigger pull does not make a revolver fire faster, or that a semi-automatic pistol does not require the slide to be manually pulled back after every shot. Prosecutors have seriously advanced these claims. After surviving a criminal case, the member may have to do it all over again in a lawsuit. Bernard Goetz shot four muggers in a New York subway. He was acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. He was then sued for $43 million and He was financially ruined for the rest of his life because in criminal court a lost! charge must be proved a reasonable doubt.” In civil court it must only be “beyond proved probable than not.” In civil court a jury verdict does not have to be “more
the critical early states of the case when the authorities are deciding which way the case will go. One policy only offers 20% of legal fees until the defendant is acquitted. Some will not pay if there is a plea. This creates the ethical problem of taking a criminal case on contingency. Immediate needs include bail and legal fees. One of these groups does not offer bail money and is aggressively marketing in Missouri. Later costs include medical treatment, court costs, expert witnesses, lost wages and counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network has a battery of expert witnesses available. Expert witnesses are increasingly necessary in our legal system. A gunsmith may be required for expert testimony that lightening the trigger pull does not make a revolver fire faster, or that a semi-automatic pistol does not require the slide to be manually pulled back after every shot. Prosecutors have seriously advanced these claims. After surviving a criminal case, the member may have to do it all over again in a lawsuit. Bernard Goetz shot four muggers in a New York subway. He was acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. He was then sued for $43 million and lost! He was financially ruined for the rest of his life because in criminal court a charge must be proved “beyond a reasonable doubt.” In civil court it must only be proved “more probable than not.” In civil court a jury verdict does not have to be
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