Rules of forensics, an update

Hanging around conference today and got the professors off topic and onto war stories (always a good idea and, actually, my new strategy for topics and/or days that are ho hum.) This resulted in a new rule:

Beware the private defense attorney.

Public defenders are busy. Private attorneys have all the time and budget in the world and they will (will!) find something wrong. I don't care how careful you are, I don't care how meticulous you are-- nothing will stand up to the relentless scrutiny of very well-paid people who are very highly motivated to make you look stupid.