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The Solution To The Public Defender Crisis

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

The Miami Herald reported on Christmas that "poor people in Miami-Dade County waiting for their day in court on lower-level felony charges may have to wait much longer to face a judge -- or spend big bucks on a private attorney."First of all Miami Herald, who are you kidding? Where have you been? No need to spend "big bucks" on a private attorney these days. Just check your mailbox post arrest - deals are everywhere on the defense of your liberty. Don't have the money to hire a good lawyer, you can hire a crappy one, cheap.Now on to the real issue.My old stomping grounds, the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office, took a stand and filed a motion in court seeking to remove themselves from accepting new non-capital felonies. They won that motion, which is now on appeal...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on December 25, 2008 (boomark / email).