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Indigent Defense Roundup

By Steve Hall

There is troubling news from Georgia and Oklahoma.  From Georgia Public Radio, Emily Green reports, "State Slapped With Lawsuit Over Indigent Defense."Budget problems across the country mean many states are struggling to find a way to pay for indigent defense. In Georgia, another lawsuit has been filed against the state for failing to provide lawyers for poor defendants. Filed Tuesday morning, the lawsuit claims 200 poor inmates are without lawyers to help them appeal their convictions. It's one of several suits alleging Georgia has violated the U.S. Constitution because it fails to adequately fund the public defender system, leaving hundreds of poor defendants without lawyers to assist with their cases. In November 2009, the Georgia Supreme Court heard the case of death row inmate Jamie Weiss, who went more than three years without legal representation...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 16, 2009 (boomark / email).