Assertion: defendant's attorney | /r/CapableOf | represent the defendant
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text: the attorney for the defendant represents the defendant who is the person who is suspected to owe something, or have violated the plaintiff's rights...thus, they try to convince the jury that their client does NOT owe the plaintiff anything, nor have they violated the plaintiff's rights
text: Court-appointed attorneys represent defendants who cannot afford attorneys (approximately eighty percent of all criminal defendants).
text: It's "legalspeak" and it simply means that the attorney for the creditor/person that is bringing the suit (plaintiff) is informing the court and the defendant (debtor) the amount of debt
text: If the defendant cannot afford to hire an attorney, the court will consider whether or not to appoint an attorney to represent the defendant after determining the defendant's financial situation.
text: The attorney represented the defendant while being suspended from the practice of law for failure to pay state bar dues.