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10 Jun 2008, 5:52 pm
According to the Dallas News, "The Public Defender's Office is not a retirement home for lawyers who don't want to work," Mr. [read post]
12 Jun 2008, 6:44 am
The main reason I think Dallas County Commissioners must have some ulterior motive in hounding chief public defender Brad Lollar out of his position this week is that their stated reasons - lazy lawyers and high costs at the PD office - make little sense on their face. [read post]
4 Jun 2008, 8:14 am
You have to wonder what incentives Dallas judges act on when they fail to use the public defender office? [read post]
31 Jul 2008, 2:57 pm
An informant brings word that the Dallas Public Defender Office may soon lose two more spots because county commissioners are requiring courts to assign felony PD lawyers 40 felony cases each month. [read post]
1 Jul 2008, 8:50 am
Several readers emailed recently to say the axe continues to fall around the Dallas Public Defender's office in the wake of top PD Brad Lollar's forced resignation. [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 4:21 am
From the blog : "Public Defender StuffPublic defender's office wants to add DNA testing position by Gideon From the Dallas Morning News:The Dallas County public defender's office is seeking funding to add a position dedicated to reviewing and applying for post-conviction DNA testing. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 5:38 am
The Dallas Morning News has a nice article about the Public Defenders' Office and Dallas County judges' use of PDs vs. private court appointed lawyers. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 2:01 pm
Texas Lawyer published a detailed adumbration of the imbroglio surrounding allegedly politicized firings at the Dallas Public Defender's Office beginning with the chief, Brad Lollar. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 5:26 am
Last year, Dallas County criminal district judges assigned just 38 percent of cases to public defenders, county budget office figures show. [read post]
5 May 2008, 7:22 am
Eight DPD Narcotics officers signed false statement confirming field tests of phony drugs in order to accuse 24 different defendants. [read post]
13 Jun 2008, 11:37 am
John Wiley Price: Move to slash public defender budget couldn't come at worse timeDallas public defender budget saves county money compared to neighbors [read post]
2 Sep 2008, 6:49 am
The only difference will be that in both the short and long haul, their services will cost the county more.MORE: Unfair Park, which profiled Howard a couple of years ago, comments on recent public defender defections.See related Grits posts:State indigent defense task force: Dallas public defender caseloads too highTexas Lawyer: Dallas public defender lacked protection from political windsDallas public defender… [read post]
22 Jul 2008, 7:02 pm
The more pressing question is whether the commissioners court will listen to the Task Force on Indigent Defense ... or to anybody.See related Grits posts:Texas Lawyer: Dallas public defender lacked protection from political windsDallas public defender purge raises legal and policy questionsCost per case at Dallas Public Defender much lower than private practiceRothgery v. [read post]
8 Sep 2008, 7:18 am
Not for an economic downturn; not for any emergency.This blog has focused on changes at the public defender's office, where the commissioners court recently imposed ridiculously high caseloads that caused several felony defenders to resign. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 11:08 pm
Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins initiated the debate by implementing a resign-to-run policy in his office six months ago, reports Kevin Krause at the Dallas News ("Dallas County public defender's proposed 'resign to run' policy has judicial candidates in office crying foul," Nov. 19): to eliminate influence peddling at the Frank Crowley criminal courthouse downtown. [read post]
25 Oct 2006, 5:16 am
Speaking of Injustice Anywhere, in this post she described the difference in the level of office support she encountered moving from the Dallas public defender office to her new PD digs in Washington State:At my old office in Texas, we had one office manager, one receptionist, three secretaries, six investigators, and a Spanish interpreter. [read post]
17 Nov 2010, 8:34 am
For that reason, I nominate public defenders as the Dallas Morning News Texan(s) of the Year. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 8:56 am
Generally I'm a big supporter of public defender offices. [read post]
10 Apr 2008, 9:16 am
Texas has 15 public defender offices. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 1:50 pm
Any top Texas criminal defense attorney will know how to best defend a charge of public intoxication. [read post]
