A younger, inexperienced lawyer might not be anxious to go all the way to a jury trial, so a deal for a misdemeanor might be possible.
And in the Court's view, an inexperienced, lazy or even negligent lawyer does not qualify as cause.
He was defended by young, inexperienced lawyers with little criminal law experience.
He said that would create a void that would have to be filled by lawyers inexperienced in criminal law.
Bobby Donnell, who was a young and inexperienced lawyer at the time, believed his client was guilty and did not appeal the sentence.
However, legal ethics require an inexperienced lawyer to enlist appropriate help or take the time to learn the issues to competently represent the client.
These courts operated through relaxed rules of evidence and due process and were often staffed by law students and inexperienced lawyers.
Washington was assigned several inexperienced lawyers.
The Pentagon explained that this new legal insight had been brought to its attention by an inexperienced lawyer with a fresh view of the treaty.
They also said that it was a time-honored practice among prosecutors to hire inexperienced but enthusiastic young lawyers.