Never wavering or wanting to become a prosecutor, Eisner said he has viewed his role as a defense attorney to give the downtrodden a chance to change their lives and to uphold the Bill of Rights, which allows everyone a fair and speedy trial with the assistance of defense. ⇒
OH/KY: If you believe in the things that America represents, it’s wrong to short-staff, underpay and overwork public defenders. ⇒
FL: Assistant Public Defender Dale Miller blocked Huber’s path and slowed him with a shoulder to the gut. ⇒
Brad Zimmerman will most likely not be testing the constitutionality of Montana’s criminal defamation law, according to his public defender, Greg Hood. ⇒
Not only will the county save money as Hooker’s caseload increases, but defendants will benefit from a concentration of resources and experience, Cruikshank said. ⇒
Kraft said the complexity of the appeal and the state’s authorized payment rate are the reasons the state has not found an attorney who is certified for homicide appeal work. ⇒ Apparently it’s a problem everywhere….
“I think correctional facilities all realize that the more you put into these guys before you let them out, the less chance you’re going to have to get them back. That becomes a dollar issue. The fewer you get back, the less it costs the taxpayers.”⇒
45 sworn [Missoula] county law enforcement officers united against their boss to release the two-page statement, which characterizes McMeekin’s recent behavior as “irrational” and “detrimental to the sheriff’s department.” ⇒
Beach is serving a 100-year sentence without parole for the brutal 1979 murder of his Poplar High School classmate and neighbor, Kim Nees, a crime to which he confessed, but has maintained ever since he did not commit. Meanwhile, Beach says, Nees’ true killers remain free. ⇒
Controversial when it was first signed in 1994, the agreement allows the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to handle misdemeanor charges against tribal members in its court system, and allows tribal police to cite nontribal members in some areas. ⇒
image: detail of installation by Bronwyn Lace