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Chief public defender: backlog nears 1,000 cases; grant and intern efforts underway
Summary
Ed Pinnewick, chief public defender, told the committee the public defender office is approaching 1,000 open felony cases, described causes for fluctuating counts and said staff are pursuing grants and interns to expand services.
Ed Pinnewick, chief public defender, told the Criminal Justice Committee on Sept. 10 that the office is “coming close to a thousand,” a case count he has not seen since taking the chief role in 2019, and that backlog and warrant‑related accounting can make month‑to‑month comparisons misleading.
The detail matters because higher caseloads affect defense…
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