Weird science

Infinity Ranch points to a Slate article by a law school dean who argues, "Prosecutors are from Neptune, defense attorneys are from Pluto."

Infinity agrees. I don't. To me, prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys, particularly us public servant p.d.'s, live on the same planet: Planet Courtroom. Even if we occupy different sides of the courtroom, we still have this planet in common. It's a world seldom orbited or even viewed by BigLaw or academy types from Earth.

The dean makes some good points about professionalism and professional duties. However, he also suggests that the differences between prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers are genetic. Easy on the genetics metaphors, Profe; you never know where they might lead.