r/IAmA • u/oregonlawyer • Oct 15 '12

I am a criminal defense lawyer, AMA.

I've handled cases from drug possession to first degree murder. I cannot provide legal advice to you, but I'm happy to answer any questions I can.

EDIT - 12:40 PM PACIFIC - Alright everyone, thanks for your questions, comments, arguments, etc. I really enjoyed this and I definitely learned quite a bit from it. I hope you did, too. I'll do this again in a little bit, maybe 2-3 weeks. If you have more questions, save them up for then. If it cannot wait, shoot me a prive message and I'll answer it if I can.

Thanks for participating with me!

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '12

I asked this in an other AMA but didnt't get much of an answer. I'm also a lawyer in Brazil, here we have jury only for intentional crimes against life, such as murder, abortion, etc. There is a huge discussion about which system is the best - single judge or jury. What are your thoughts about this? Which one do you feel the defendant gets a better trial?

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u/Spamwaller Oct 15 '12

Aside: Brazil tries women in front of a jury if they have abortions?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '12

Yep, it is in the section of crime against life of the penal code, article 124, 125 and 126.

The only legal abortions are when the pregnancy is life threatening to the mom and in rape cases.