Experience Really Does Matter In Criminal Defense
Does a prosecutor background help a defense lawyer? Enormously, says Alameda County attorney Darryl Stallworth, who spent fifteen years as a prosecutor learning trial work, witness credibility, and forensics. His analogy: playing quarterback before switching to safety—he knows every play the other side will run. At the table, he gives prosecutors exactly what once persuaded him, to help his clients.
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Answered by Darryl Stallworth · Alameda County, CA
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Does a prosecutor background help a defense lawyer?
Enormously—fifteen years as a prosecutor taught trial work, witness credibility, and forensics, so a defender knows every play the other side will run.
Do clients ever distrust a former prosecutor?
Rarely—occasionally a client is wary, but the insight from having sat on the prosecution side is what he uses to help them.
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