An overworked and underpaid public defender is assigned to represent a prostitute who has no prior arrests and "works" to support a drug habit

Law Nov 09, 2022

An overworked and underpaid public defender is assigned to represent a prostitute who has no prior arrests and "works" to support a drug habit. What arguments from consequentialism might the attorney utilize when discussing this case with the assistant district attorney prosecuting the matter? Would these arguments change if the prostitute had been previously arrested and/or convicted? Explain your response.