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           It’snotthattheaccusedtakesthecaseawayfromhim,thathardlyeverhappens,onceadefendanthastakenonacertainlawyerhehastostaywithhimwhateverhappens.Howcouldheevercarryonbyhimselfafterhe’stakenonhelpfromalawyer?No,thatjustdoesn’thappen,butwhatdoessometimeshappenisthatthetrialtakesonacoursewherethelawyermaynotgoalongwithit.Clientandtrialarebothsimplytakenawayfromthelawyer;andthenevencontactwiththecourtofficialswon’thelp,howevergoodtheyare,astheydon’tknowanythingthemselves.Thetrialwillhaveenteredastagewherenomorehelpcanbegiven,whereit’sbeingprocessedincourtstowhichno-onehasanyaccess,wherethedefendantcannotevenbecontactedbyhislawyer.Youcomehomeonedayandfindallthedocumentsyou’vesubmitted,whichyou’veworkedhardtocreateandwhichyouhadthebesthopesfor,lyingonthedesk,they’vebeensentbackastheycan’tbecarriedthroughtothenextstageinthetrial,they’rejustworthlessscrapsofpaper.Itdoesn’tmeanthatthecasehasbeenlost,notatall,oratleastthereisnodecisivereasonforsupposingso,it’sjustthatyoudon’tknowanythingmoreaboutthecaseandwon’tbetoldanythingofwhat’shappening.Well,caseslikethataretheexceptions,I’mgladtosay,andevenifK.’strialisoneofthem,it’sstill,forthetimebeing,alongwayoff.Buttherewasstillplentyofopportunityforlawyerstogettowork,andK.couldbesuretheywouldbemadeuseof.