I Was a Georgia Prosecutor for 7 Years — Then Switched Sides To Become A Criminal Defense Attorney | Noah Pines

Noah Pines spent seven years as a prosecutor in Georgia — weighing sentences, navigating cases, trying to be a fair voice inside a system that does not always reward fairness — before leaving to become a criminal defense attorney and discovering what the justice system looks like from the other side of the courtroom. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares what being a Georgia prosecutor really required of him, why he left after seven years to defend the people he used to prosecute, what working Innocence Project cases and overturning twenty year wrongful conviction sentences actually involved, what the current problems with prosecutors in America actually look like from someone who spent seven years inside that world, and what representing people accused of the worst crimes available actually requires of the attorney who takes those cases.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction: Guilty People Walk
00:13 Meet Noah Pines: From Prosecutor to Defense
00:35 Growing Up Outside Philadelphia
00:56 Childhood and Family Influence
01:42 Parents' Careers and Early Law Exposure
02:32 Deciding to Go to Law School
03:39 Internships and Discovering Trial Law
05:20 What Makes a Good Trial Lawyer
06:44 The Physical Toll of Trials
08:11 Choosing to Become a Prosecutor
09:14 Prosecutorial Discretion and Dismissals
10:27 How Cases Reach Prosecutors
11:27 Arrests Without Charges and Records
12:06 Declining Police Investigations
13:07 Why Police Don't Investigate Anymore
14:08 Prosecutors' Duty to Get It Right
15:10 Building Judgment and Mentorship
16:34 Power of Young Prosecutors
17:29 Sending People to Prison: A Reality Check
18:16 Weighing Sentences in Difficult Cases
19:52 Is There a Just Sentence?
22:12 The Morality of Prosecuting Felonies
23:38 Prosecutorial Mindset and Mandatory Minimums
24:48 A Case for Mercy: Avoiding Life Without Parole
25:25 Dealing with Tough Prosecutors
28:00 Relationships with Prosecutors and Judges
29:05 Advice for New Lawyers
30:12 Telling Clients What They Need to Hear
31:43 The Risk of Trial and Plea Offers
32:52 Lawyer Egos and Slam Dunk Cases
35:53 A Slam Dunk Case That Was Lost
37:21 Guilty People Walk, Innocent People Go to Prison
37:22 Immunity Deals and Witnesses
38:22 Relationships with Judges
39:53 Judges Staying Too Long
41:04 Judicial Impartiality and Bias
42:39 The Turn-In Date Story
44:47 Why I Left the Prosecutor's Office
47:39 Going Back and Then Leaving for Good
48:53 Building a Defense Firm
50:02 Impact as a Defense Attorney
51:28 Falsely Accused College Student Case
52:52 Trusting Clients and Instinct
54:14 Representing Police Officers
56:26 The Self-Defense Shooting Case
58:28 Attacks on Defense Attorneys
01:01:20 Press Releases and Public Perception
01:02:18 Sealing Arrests and Indictments
01:03:35 Most Important Skill from Prosecuting
01:05:39 First Trial as a Defense Attorney
01:07:20 TV Dramatization vs. Reality
01:09:04 Putting Clients on the Stand
01:11:37 Reflections on Ian's Case
01:13:20 Using the Law as a Sword
01:14:56 Teaching High School Kids
01:16:04 Aaron Hernandez and Poor Decisions
01:16:12 Would You Sacrifice Yourself for Your Dad?
01:18:16 Judges Spotting Prosecutorial Misconduct
01:18:40 Innocence Project Cases: Sunny's Story
01:24:33 Joey Watkins' Case
01:27:30 Suing for Wrongful Conviction
01:28:08 Defending the Guilty
01:30:00 Prosecutors Refusing to Dismiss
01:31:20 The Art of Negotiation
01:32:38 Reflecting on Past Cases
01:34:08 Compensation for Wrongful Convictions
01:34:19 Defending Someone 100% Innocent
01:35:35 Taking Difficult Cases
01:36:18 Keeping in Touch with Clients
01:38:41 Judges Seeing Success Stories
01:40:00 Normalizing Felony Convictions
01:40:54 Worst Part of Prison
01:41:52 Best Part of Prison
01:42:39 Learning Lessons and Optimal Sentencing
01:44:43 Judges Understanding Prison
01:46:23 Sex Offender Registry Issues
01:47:05 Vigilante Predator Stings
01:48:28 Entrapment and Sting Operations
01:49:55 Scams and Sextortion
01:50:56 The Arkansas Sheriff Case
01:51:10 One Thing to Change in the Justice System
01:52:24 Future Plans and Special Master Role
01:53:59 Bad Lawyers and Mistakes
01:55:49 Advice for Aspiring Lawyers
01:57:04 Final Thoughts and Thanks

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