I think we have our first contender.
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said Crawford has "falsely"
portrayed herself as a licensed lawyer, and Chief District Defender
Derwyn Bunton said he has sidelined her while his office looks into
whether she should have been handling cases.
“We're gathering
information and working to resolve it. Until we get more information,
she is not authorized to appear on our behalf or on any client's behalf
in court,” Bunton said.
Attempts to contact Crawford were not immediately successful.
I'm not even really joking. I mean, since when has Cannizzaro cared about
what's real and what's fake, anyway? Besides, look, a bunch of people might get their convictions overturned now.
Defendants who entered guilty pleas with Crawford at their side could
challenge their conviction. Loyola University law professor Dane
Ciolino said those cases would have to be considered on an individual
basis, if it's confirmed that Crawford was ineligible.
"Each case
is still going to be looked at on a case-by-case basis to see whether
she provided substandard legal advice and whether that advice caused
prejudice to a client," Ciolino said. "It doesn’t turn into an automatic
get out of jail free card."
An excellent start, as the saying goes.
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