Those facing a murder charge who can’t afford to hire a defense lawyer likely are better off with a public defender than a court-appointed lawyer, a Department of Justice-funded study…
A Georgia lawyer is facing a felony theft case after allegedly failing to return a valuable diamond ring that was lost Feb. 7 in a restaurant parking lot by a…
A U.S. Magistrate Judge ordered David Matusiewicz detained today until a hearing is held on charges that he violated the terms of his federal probation.
Saying that he found himself in an “interesting and unique” situation, a Kentucky judge told a murder defendant on Monday that local attorneys aren’t willing to represent him because of…
The “perpetual crisis in indigent defense” could be lessened by moving minor infractions—including minor drug offenses—out of the criminal justice system, according to a new report by an ABA committee…
A frustrated Florida judge had a former assistant public defender appear before him Wednesday in jeans and a T-shirt after sending out an emergency request for an additional update on…
A West Virginia private practitioner accused of defrauding the state’s public defender agency of $159,000 by billing for hours she did not work has pleaded guilty to a federal charge…
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