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State Public Defender: workload study requested and CBI DNA problems could affect hundreds–thousands of cases
Summary
State Public Defender Megan Ring told lawmakers the office needs an updated workload study and may need a multi‑year funding response to handle cases affected by anomalies at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation laboratory.
State Public Defender Megan Ring told the Joint Judiciary Committee on Jan. 13 that her office is under heavy workload pressure, has already received partial staffing increases, and needs a formal workload study to ground future staffing requests. She also described a developing forensic‑lab problem at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation that may affect many convictions and will require an organized post‑conviction response.
Ring said the public defender office received 50 additional attorney positions in the last year but had requested 70, and that auditors told the office it should update…
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