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More_Cowbell

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1. And public defender offices are vastly underfunded compared to district attorney offices

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Fri Apr 12, 2019, 03:59 PM

Apr 2019

"Often, he had to track down and interview witnesses himself, a task typically performed by an investigator — but his office only had one investigator between two dozen attorneys."

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One In Four Kansas Public Defenders Quit Last Year, Leaving Agency 'In Crisis' [View all] Sherman A1 Apr 2019 OP

And public defender offices are vastly underfunded compared to district attorney offices More_Cowbell Apr 2019 #1

This is a problem all over the country. It takes incredible dedication to practice as a p.defender. Shrike47 Apr 2019 #2

As always, Maxheader Apr 2019 #3