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Unfortunately in most cases the defendant is far too poor to afford to hire an attorney for an appeal. Justice very often relies on the contents of your bank account



> in most cases

In this case they’re an elected official who siphoned six figures out of state funds.


I mean, they are an elected official convicted of doing so in the absence of exculpatory evidence that was deleted by an fbi agent.




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