Postponements continue to dog Criminal Court despite huge drop in its caseload
Cutbacks in public defenders office means defense lawyers often don't make it to hearings.
Tag: indigent defense
Slashed budget leaves hundreds of indigent defendants lawyerless
The city’s numerous new anti-violence and anti-crime initiatives are driving the spike in cases that involve multiple defendants, the public defenders office says. One recent case had 10 co-defendants.
