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By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

GOOD SATURDAY MORNING. Lets wrap up the current *contretemps about silent chucky:There was a time not too long ago when the Dade Public Defenders Office was a wonderful place to work. The lawyers provided superior legal representation and loved their job. No more. Now an atmosphere of fear permeates the building emanating like a bad odor from a stuffed toilet drifting down from the 5th floor. Why? Politics and budgets have replaced the best interest of the client. How so? Item: It has been made very clear that entering a plea of no contest or guilty for a client at arraignment is against office policy. Indeed some believe that doing so on a regular basis could result in their dismissal. If a client insists on accepting a good plea and getting out of jail there are a series of forms that must be filed and the court must be told it is an un- counseled plea...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on October 23, 2010 (boomark / email).