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Alternate public defender says caseload rising; office remains fully state‑funded as Axon contract paid from DCJS funds
Summary
Tina Sote, Alternate Public Defender, told the Legislature her office exceeded last year’s case numbers and has added attorneys; she said the office is 100% state funded through ILS and used DCJS funds to pay the first five years of an Axon discovery contract.
Tina Sote, Alternate Public Defender, told the Audit & Finance Committee on Oct. 23 that her office provides representation when the Public Defender’s Office has a conflict and has seen rising caseloads, including more homicides and attempted murder cases this year.
Sote said year‑to‑date case numbers had already exceeded last year by 262 cases. To address workload, she budgeted two…
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