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Public defender outlines office workload: 12 staff, roughly 1,300 cases last year; majority resolved before trial
Summary
Franklin County Public Defender Casey told commissioners the office has 12 positions and handled about 1,300 criminal cases last year, representing roughly 70% of defendants and resolving about 98% of cases short of trial; the office also connects clients to services and participates in the Good Wolf treatment court.
Casey, representing Franklin County's Public Defender's Office, told commissioners Feb. 5 that the office is responsible for furnishing court‑appointed counsel to people who cannot afford private attorneys and for protecting the constitutional right to counsel in criminal matters.
Casey said the office consists of 12 positions — seven attorneys, one paralegal, one investigator and three legal assistants — and that it handled about 1,300 criminal cases in the prior year, down from a historical…
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