Angela Poe Russell: OJ’s death reminds America of its persistent judicial problem

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Most people who stand accused, regardless of guilt or innocence, can’t afford O.J.'s $6 million dream team of attorneys, much less standard attorney fees.

O. J. Simpson sits in Superior Court in Los Angeles 08 December 1994 during an open court session where Judge Lance Ito denied a media attorney's request to open court transcripts from a 07 December private meeting involving prospective jurors.

While this certainly is a fascinating water cooler conversation, the whole thing just made me angry. It brought to the forefront the criminal justice systems in our country and how every single day there are different tracks — one for the haves and one for the have-nots. And the kind of legal representation, or “justice,” you receive often depends on what’s in your bank account.It’s estimated that O.J. Simpson paid more than $6 million for his dream team of attorneys.

And we can’t guarantee the quality of that representation. A new landmark study revealed public defenders have three times the caseloads that would be considered standard.

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