Mike, re why not go on, well, I haven't read all the pages, just the 1st page, but some here claim to have done their fair share of drugs. So, malnourished, on speed, the adrenaline pumps up, then the speed wears off, the adrenaline drops off, they are hungry, and so they simply don't have the energy for more. It ain't sexy, but if you've ever witnessed the physical and mental crash when the speed wears off...
Mike could think of better publicity? Sure, the court appointed rate doesn't pay that well, but you can't beat the free advertising, and what, nine months worth?
I considered that angle. But we're talking about attorneys who had already developed considerable portfolios. How would the free advertising work in Shibley's case, for instance? It's not as if he was struggling to make a name for himself. And he was visiting Manson at Terminal Island, in 1967. Manson hadn't built his own name at that time, so what would Shibley have had to gain?
Is the person who pays the attorney considered a client along with the defendant and, does that fall under attorney / client privilege?
The client is the person whose interests counsel is representing, not the person paying the bill. Should the third party be present during protected discussions, one can argue that the veil has been pierced, thus protection no longer exists ragarding that discussion.
