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LAWYERS: "Ky. budget forces cuts in public defenders"

By Michael Stevens

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<p>Ky. budget forces cuts in public defenders</p>
Ky. budget forces cuts in public defenders
www.courier-journal.com 4/9/08 2:01 AM
Poor people charged with crimes could be left without a public defender after the Department of Public Advocacy announced yesterday it will slash 54 positions because of state budget cuts. The department has already been stretched thin. Last year, the agency's 350 attorneys represented more than 148,000 defendants, for an average of 436 new cases per lawyer.  National standards call for no more than 310 cases per attorney.  The caseload per attorney could soar to 500, a level the commission believes is "unreasonable and excessive."

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