“If we consulted with the on every single misdemeanor case there would be no justice in this county,” Apple stated during a news conference after the criticism was filed. Sheriff Craig D. Apple has defended his office’s decision to file the criticism. This article was up to date on 27 December 2021 to include tributes to Sarah Weddington from Steve Vladeck and Sherrilyn Ifill.
A regulation enacted in 204 BC barred Roman advocates from taking charges, however the law was widely ignored. The ban on fees was abolished by Emperor Claudius, who legalized advocacy as a occupation and allowed the Roman advocates to turn out to be the primary lawyers who could apply openly—but he also imposed a fee ceiling of 10,000 sesterces. This was apparently not a lot money; the Satires of Juvenal complained that there was no cash in working as an advocate.