Sunday, August 23, 2015

Adventures in Criminal Defense: Ayoub el Khazzani.

"He is dumbfounded by the terrorist motives attributed to his action," [his defense attorney, Sophie David said.]

The Moroccan told David he had found the Kalashnikov he had taken onto the train in a park near the Gare du Midi rail station in Brussels where he was in the habit of sleeping.

"A few days later he decided to get on a train that some other homeless people told him would be full of wealthy people traveling from Amsterdam to Paris and he hoped to feed himself by armed robbery," David said.
-Reuters.

Sophie baby, come here. Could I see your bar card? On what planet is it considered good legal practice (1) to tell the public confidential lawyer-client communications, (2) in which the client confessed to life felonies, (3) which carry similar penalties to the crimes he's "dumbfounded" about?