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Lubbock Examines Rothgery Implications

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KJTV-TV of Lubbock reports, "Lubbock Not In Compliance With Indigent Defense Process."Lubbock County isn't the only one that hasn't been in compliance: 252 other Texas counties also need to get on the ball to change their indigent defense process. The Supreme Court ruled last month many Texas counties are too slow in getting council for indigent defendants. Lubbock County is one of them. Currently the county appoints attorneys to indigent defendants within 72 hours of their initial appearance, but only if they are in  jail. Those out on bond sometimes wait up to five weeks to hear from their designated council. Court Administrator David Slayton says there is a good reason behind this. "There are difficulties in appointing attorney for someone on bond," Slayton said...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 11, 2008 (boomark / email).