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The Effectiveness of Public Defenders

By Steve Hall

The ABA Journal today carries Martha Neil's short item,"Public Defenders Often are Just as Effective as Private Counsel, Study Says."A study of Chicago-area courts found that public defenders often are just as effective as private lawyers in persuading judges to grant bail, accept plea bargains and sentence defendants appropriately.But for some defendants, the study found, retaining a private lawyer may be money well-spent, according to Miller-McCune. The bimonthly magazine, which focuses on public policy and academic research, is published by the Miller-McCune Center, a nonprofit in Santa Barbara, Calif. The McCune Miller report is, "Public Defenders as Effective as Private Attorneys."  It's written by Tom Jacobs...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 27, 2010 (boomark / email).