I'm disappointed with the outcome of the Jesus Castillo case, particularly seeing as how I chipped in fifty bucks to his defense, but BeldarBlog's analysis of the case and the reaction to it seems on the money to me. Failure to raise an objection to preserve it for appellate review is one of those bonehead mistakes that I clearly remember my ex's law school profs warning against, and I definitely think you ought to expect more of a lawyer who manages to rack up $60,000 in fees defending a misdemeanor case that netted a $4,000 fine and 180 day suspended sentence.