Public defender warns cuts would raise caseloads above ABA standards, risking ineffective assistance
The public defender presented caseload metrics showing felony and misdemeanor workloads above American Bar Association standards and said proposed cuts would eliminate attorneys and impair mandated representation.
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The public defender told the Judicial & Public Safety Committee on Aug. 14 that her office is staffed with a majority of attorneys and that caseloads already exceed American Bar Association (ABA) recommendations.
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