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The Times Leader – By Terrie Morgan-Besecker WILKES-BARRE – Luzerne County Chief Public Defender Al Flora Jr. and his staff have heard the taunts countless times from defendants dissatisfied with the representation they’ve been provided. The attorneys ... Read this article: Pennsylvania – No rest for the defense – Caseload troubles public defender

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The Times Leader – By Terrie Morgan-Besecker Claiming they are underfunded and overworked, a growing number of public defenders throughout the nation are challenging the government entities that control their purse strings by refusing to take ... See the original post here: Pennsylvania – Luzerne County Public Defender’s hard line on accepting new cases part of a national...

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The Times Leader – By Terrie Morgan-Besecker Claiming they are underfunded and overworked, a growing number of public defenders throughout the nation are challenging the government entities that control their purse strings by refusing to take ... Read the rest here: Pennsylvania – Luzerne County Public Defender’s hard line on accepting new cases part of a national pattern

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By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau – January 6, 2012 Reporting from Washington— The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether police may use a drug-sniffing dog at the front door of a house or an ... See the original post: U.S. Supreme Court to rule on drug-sniffing dog case

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If ruling stands, counsel would be obligated to be present at any hour of the day. Michael A. Sawyers – Cumberland Times-News CUMBERLAND — Public defenders throughout Maryland are scrambling to deal with a Court of Appeals ... See the original post: Maryland – Court could require public defenders to show at initial bail setting for indigent defendants

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The Temecula Patch – January 6, 2012 Riverside County jails are filled to the brim because of transfers from state prison and new sentencing guidelines under AB 109, a sheriff’s official said Friday….[For full story: http://defender411.us/x1rEZB ... Read this article: Riverside County Jails Maxed Out, Inmates To Be Released

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Mercury News – By Karen de Sá – 01/06/2012 04:10:04 PM PST Following years of failed attempts to rehabilitate juvenile offenders and improve public safety, California’s once-sprawling youth prison system may soon shut its gates for ... Original post: California – Gov. Jerry Brown calls for historic shuttering of state’s notorious youth prison system

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by Al Menaster, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office USE OF TESTIMONIAL HEARSAY TO SUPPORT AN EXPERT’S OPINION The defendant was charged with the substantive gang crime, PC 186.22(a). The DA called a police officer as a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/zRBGH0rU97k/12-01-06_wc.mp3 View post: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending January 6, 2012

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KHTS AM Radio 1220 – Written by Carol Rock – Friday, 06 January 2012 13:00 A summary provided by Los Angeles County shows that approximately half of the Governor’s proposed cuts fall directly on county health ... See the original post: Los Angeles County Takes Several Hits In Governor’s Proposed Budget, Reaction Swift

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KHTS AM Radio 1220 – Written by Carol Rock – Friday, 06 January 2012 13:00 A summary provided by Los Angeles County shows that approximately half of the Governor’s proposed cuts fall directly on county health ... View post: Los Angeles County Takes Several Hits In Governor’s Proposed Budget, Reaction Swift