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3 Feb 2010, 8:12 am
A plan to dramatically increase the size and geographic representation on the Board of Trustees of the Office of the Public Defender, and to change the way the state public defender could be removed, went unopposed and unquestioned at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. [read post]
29 Dec 2009, 4:31 am
A Houston Chronicle editorial today praises Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos for her decision to join the rest of the state's large jurisdictions and cease filing state-jail felony cases on defendants found with crack pipes where labs detect traces of drugs. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 9:10 pm
I finally moved to work that fits more with my values, interests and ideals, in criminal defense, and, as a bonus, on behalf of indigent people who have little to no luxury of choosing among paid lawyers. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 9:15 am
And Lubbock County’s top prosecutor said he never considers cost when deciding whether to pursue the death penalty.Hall said people who have not paid much attention to indigent criminal justice are often surprised to hear that capital litigation is typically more expensive than 40 years of lifetime incarceration.The average cost to house an inmate in Texas prisons is $47.50 per day, said Michelle Lyons, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.That means it costs more… [read post]
1 Dec 2009, 2:52 pm
Cheatham was eligible to receive funding from the Board of Indigent Defense Services to pay for an investigator and a mitigation specialist, and to administer a psychological evaluation and an IQ test, said, Patricia Scalia, executive director of BIDS. [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 8:33 am
I represent the indigent condemned. [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 1:41 pm
Information such as how many lawyers are available, how they contact lawyers/firms about pro bono cases, we just don't have that information.Appointment of indigent defenders already is centralized. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 4:02 pm
Finally, given the indigency of the defendant, "nominal" restitution payments of $10,000/month was too high.Congratulations to AFPD Jim Locklin of the FPD Office of the C.D. [read post]
7 Oct 2009, 8:08 pm
Most state public defender boards have at least nine members, some as many as 24. [read post]
20 Aug 2009, 9:00 pm
Wray McCurdy, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Public Defender System. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 12:13 am
Murray Newman rightly asks, "Have you thought about the effect of indigency on your Pre-Trial Diversion customers? [read post]
24 Jul 2009, 12:36 pm
In June, the board took $1.2 million from the indigent defense fund. [read post]
10 Jul 2009, 8:37 am
Some state parole boards became more cautious, while other states eliminated discretionary parole altogether. [read post]
8 May 2009, 6:55 pm
But if they don't get on board quickly, Fitz wants the Court to appoint a public defender for him. [read post]
6 May 2009, 11:40 am
But there is no money to pay for those cases, either.At its Tuesday meeting, the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council's board grappled with a familiar problem â€â [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 12:04 pm
Cutting and gutting indigent defense? [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 9:43 pm
What about the availability of competent investigators for indigent defenders? [read post]
16 Feb 2009, 6:31 am
The County Public Defender’s and Legal Defender’s offices will present a plan during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting that will create an Office of Indigent Legal Services. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 6:10 pm
Among the requests made by Elsbernd in his letter to the controller: What percentage of the Public Defender's budget is used in defense of indigent and juvenile clients versus social work and other non-criminal defense functions? [read post]
30 Jan 2009, 8:02 am
"Senate panel votes to defang public defender council's board," is Bill Rankin's report in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution.A key legislative panel voted Thursday to strip the board of Georgia's public defender council of its power. [read post]
