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thatthatis on June 28, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Strange Case of Barrett Brown

The 20,000 was held pending use to pay part of the cost of the public defender http://cryptome.org/2013/04/brown-050.pdf.

In other words, it is being used to pay for his legal defense.

calhoun137 on June 28, 2013 [–]

Isn't the purpose of a legal defense fund so that the person doesn't have to use a public defender? They are saying if you can't afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you, and if you can afford a lawyer, then your money will be confiscated and we will use it to pay the lawyer we appointed for you.

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