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Caseloads: SC Supremes issue a warning

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

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A major decision from the South Carolina Supreme Court concerning heavy caseloads, public defenders & the ethics rules. I was stunned as I read the opinion which seems to support the position that indigent defense attorneys with unduly heavy caseloads must stop accepting new files/cases or potentially face disciplinary proceedings. Long story short, counsel receives a nine-month suspension for not being able to keep up with the crush of a 700 file+ caseload a year. The Legal Profession Blog & PD Stuff have more.

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on January 30, 2008 (boomark / email).

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