The private lawyer magic wand

Latest scorecard from Public Pretender:

1. private attorney charges you $30,000, get an offer to waive rights you can't understand, go to jail, have a felony, register, for something you did not do,
versus
2. public defender is free, gets your case dismissed and keeps you in the community...

And from Gideon's Guardians:

"Man, my co-defendant on this case is getting the exact same deal!... I've got a paid attorney, so I should get a better deal!"

Meanwhile, this week I overheard this from a client to a private attorney:

"You're the lawyer, get me out of this."