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THE JUDGES DON'T CARE SO WHY SHOULD ANYONE ELSE?

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    Ralph Behr          Howard FinkelsteinBROWARDBEAT.COMCriminals With Money Getting Free Lawyers "There are folks who could afford to hire their own attorney getting free lawyers.  The problem is that nobody checks to see whether a defendant is poor enough to qualify for a public defender...Ralph Behr is one local defense lawyer who is willing to complain openly and publicly. He wants somebody to take action against the fraud ? either judges, the trial bar, the clerk?s office or the public defenders...?The judges don?t want to know (the truth).  They want to move cases. The public defender doesn?t want to know. The clerk doesn?t want to know.?...Finkelstein says he would love to drop defendants not poor enough to be represented...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on September 11, 2008 (boomark / email).