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Public Criminal Defense Attorneys Overworked

By Walin & Klarich

Public defender caseloads go through the roof and Supreme Court to set minimum standards for public defenders It was reported in the Los Angeles Daily Journal that the Supreme Court of Nevada is stepping in to do their best to try to improve the quality of criminal defense attorney representation that those accused of crimes receive when appointed a public defender. The average caseload for a public defendant is 364 total cases. The maximum caseload ?standard? for public defenders is 150 cases. The bottom line is that due to the economic downturn that we are feeling more people are asking the court to appoint them a public defender. This is causing the caseloads of public defenders to skyrocket. Common sense would tell anyone that if you are being represented by a lawyer who is representing 200 or more clients that lawyer cannot provide you with the kind of personal attention your case needs...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on October 06, 2008 (boomark / email).