
Quoting
llworking
Yes they do, if they do not, a judge can and will throw out their verdict.
Lawyers do not convict anyone. Judges and juries convict people. Yes, if an attorney is able to make a convincing enough argument to a judge or jury that someone should or should not be convicted then someone who is innocent might go to jail, and someone who is guilty might get off. However, it is not blatant, as you seem to imagine.
The law IS the law. It is not all BS and manipulation although yes, there can be some manipulation. You are watching too much TV.
Yes, its generally safe to go no more than 5 miles over the speed limit. Why? Because there are not enough policemen in the world to catch every driver who drives 5 miles or less over the speed limit. That doesn't mean that someone will NEVER get pulled over for that. It just means it's unlikely.