The answer to that question, in my opinion, isn’t that difficult to imagine or comprehend at all.

I mean, all one needs to do is put him/herself in the place of the person accused.

That’s my irritation with this question. Take a second; think about it. The answer will be apparent.

Or maybe I’m viewing this through a tinted lens.

I think for the non-lawyers you need to have read a few hundred news stories about folks in jail being released after found innocent or the Boston FBI guys who were indicted to realize the accused need a forceful advocate against the real and perceived power of the state.

Seems like when police officers are judged by arrests and prosecutors judged by convictions, niceties such as whether the conviction was justified tend to get overlooked.