Personal Log Fleet Captain Adams:
The Captain continues to be frustrated with my presence. He seems to be under the notion that I am only on the ship to watch him and that perhaps when I am done doing that, I will be re-assigned. This is not so, of course. A JAG lawyer is valuable to such a mission as the Valor's. It would be an inconvenience to bring all suspected criminals to star bases. Prosecuting them on the Valor is much simpler; even though an accused party can choose his/her own council if they wish and that means that the Valor must frequently be receiving defense lawyers.
I am the defense lawyer in this case and this does make me wonder why Cmdr. Accel has not requested another lawyer. In my experience, emotional beings especially humans and betazoids feel it necessary that their lawyers like them or at least believe they are innocent. This has happened to me more than once, even when I believed the accused was innocent (hence, I usually prefer prosecuting). However, being a Vulcan and a lawyer, I do not understand the reasons for humans wanting different council; all lawyers are sworn to defend or prosecute whoever is assigned to them; regardless of personal attachment (none of which I care to have to anything but Starfleet). -Adams
The Captain continues to be frustrated with my presence. He seems to be under the notion that I am only on the ship to watch him and that perhaps when I am done doing that, I will be re-assigned. This is not so, of course. A JAG lawyer is valuable to such a mission as the Valor's. It would be an inconvenience to bring all suspected criminals to star bases. Prosecuting them on the Valor is much simpler; even though an accused party can choose his/her own council if they wish and that means that the Valor must frequently be receiving defense lawyers.
I am the defense lawyer in this case and this does make me wonder why Cmdr. Accel has not requested another lawyer. In my experience, emotional beings especially humans and betazoids feel it necessary that their lawyers like them or at least believe they are innocent. This has happened to me more than once, even when I believed the accused was innocent (hence, I usually prefer prosecuting). However, being a Vulcan and a lawyer, I do not understand the reasons for humans wanting different council; all lawyers are sworn to defend or prosecute whoever is assigned to them; regardless of personal attachment (none of which I care to have to anything but Starfleet). -Adams