Boston Bar Association - DLA Piper's Robert Sherman teaches the art of the trial in Trinidad and Tobago

"In the lower criminal courts – the Magistrate's Court – much of the prosecution is done by police prosecutors, many of whom are not trained as lawyers," explained Robert Sherman, a white collar criminal defense lawyer and partner at DLA Piper's Boston office. "They are members of the police department who are appointed to serve as the prosecution arm for misdemeanors and other lesser criminal cases. But they are up against seasoned, trial-trained lawyers representing defendants. They have not had the training to fairly present the cases in the court." Sherman and several of his DLA Piper colleagues are working to change that.

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