Q: Yes, I would like to know how to I go about helping find a pro bono lawyer in East Texas for possession of marijuana,
Less than 2 ounces in a drug free zone
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A: I'm not sure why you would be looking for an attorney who is going to work for you on a pro bono basis, unless you simply don't have the money to hire an attorney. If that's the case, and you can show the court that you meet certain indigence requirements, then the court is required to appoint counsel to represent you. Good Luck!
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Generally speaking, lawyers do not take criminal cases like this on a pro bono basis because indigent defendants are entitled to a court-appointed defense attorney. If you are not indigent, an attorney who is not a relative or close friend of yours most likely will not take such a case on a pro bono basis.
You might try a criminal legal clinic at a law school. My first ever jury trial was as a law student through the SMU legal clinic on an evasion of arrest charge. As a training exercise for a law student, you might get a law school legal clinic to accept your case on a pro bono basis. Law students in such clinics are supervised by more experienced licensed attorneys who are usually adjunct or associate professors.
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