Sentences with phrase «public defenders represent»

Public Defenders represent in court individuals who do not afford to hire an attorney.

A public defender represented Cogill at Wednesday's hearing.

Attorneys assigned to the Multiple Defendant Division (MDD) of the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender represent clients in felony and first degree murder cases where more than one person is accused.

Not exact matches

The public defenders currently assigned to represent him said they were looking into how much money Cruz may get in life insurance proceeds after the death of his mother, Lynda, in November 2017.

Cruz's public defenders said he should continue to be represented at taxpayer expense because he likely does not have the assets to pay a private lawyer for what will rapidly balloon into a multi-million dollar case.

Nikolas Cruz's public defender argued that the Florida school shooting suspect should be represented at the expense of taxpayers because he likely doesn't have the assets to pay a private lawyer for his death penalty case.

In fact, Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defense group, said in a letter to Cuomo that each year the agency represents thousands of legitimate working people who get caught up in the criminal justice system for possession of a tool they need for work.

Buffalo Public School Board member Carl Paladino, who continues to be a staunch defender of Donald Trump even as fellow Republicans shy away from the increasingly controversial presidential nominee, is taking to the air — literally — to represent his candidate in Florida.

The Office of the Oneida County Public Defender - Civil Division shall represent without charge any indigent individual entitled to and who is financially unable to obtain counsel in certain proceedings before the Oneida County Family Court and the Oneida County Surrogate's Court.

The Stars: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell The Plot: A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.

«Down here you make enemies for life,» spits the young public defender who's muffed Dee's case, bristling at the questions of her ACLU attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and the conflicted local lawyer who's signed on to represent her (Will Patton, in the film's best performance).

Tired of trivial trials, young public defender Jennifer Hudson (Theresa Russell) campaigns for the chance to represent Paris and is assigned the case.

The lawyer representing Mr. Kope, John Voorhees of the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Rhinelander office, said he...

She became an Assistant Public Defender in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, representing juveniles in the criminal justice system.

A judge rules that Cruz is indigent and will continue to be represented by the Broward County Public Defender's Office.

They've had people take advantage of inheritances they've received,» says David O'Neil, a former Texas public defender whose Houston law firm represents prisoners seeking parole or help managing their affairs from behind bars.

Discharge is available to public interest employees, including public defenders, prosecutors, and attorneys representing children, who have Federal Perkins loans.

Accused of beating of sleeping man with a baseball bat, Stewart was represented by a public defender at his first trial.

Public interest work does not include: • Government work (even if unpaid), which includes clerking for a judge, or working for a district attorney's office, a public defender's office, or an administrative agency; • Work for a law firm (even if it represents a non-profit organization); • Solo practice (even if it encompasses non-profit work); • Pro bono work that is neither non-profit nor charitable in nPublic interest work does not include: • Government work (even if unpaid), which includes clerking for a judge, or working for a district attorney's office, a public defender's office, or an administrative agency; • Work for a law firm (even if it represents a non-profit organization); • Solo practice (even if it encompasses non-profit work); • Pro bono work that is neither non-profit nor charitable in npublic defender's office, or an administrative agency; • Work for a law firm (even if it represents a non-profit organization); • Solo practice (even if it encompasses non-profit work); • Pro bono work that is neither non-profit nor charitable in nature.

According to appellate court records, when the defendant tried to fire his public defender, Judge Boswell said he did not have a right to represent himself.

Mick has represented a wide array of clients, facilitated settlements in contested personal matters, defended clients as part of the public defender appointed counsel program, and collaborated with fellow attorneys on complex litigation matters in both state and federal court.

Ross also has extensive experience representing government agencies, having served in the roles of City Attorney, Prosecutor, Public Defender and Code Enforcement Prosecutor.

Mr. Grose appeared before the South Carolina Supreme Court in 2010 representing the Circuit Public Defenders.

Mr. Greenwood counts his experience as a Public Defender as career - defining and life - changing — the experience that developed his compassion for representing the under - served and the under - represented.

Federal public defender offices across the country have experienced serious staff reductions despite a workload that represents about 60 % of the criminal defendants in the federal court system.

Melissa has also served as an Assistant Public Defender in Broward County where she represented indigent criminal defendants charged in a variety of cases ranging from misdemeanors to first degree felonies.

Charles Grose represented the South Carolina Public Defender Association as an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, in the landmark case of State v. Langford that declared Solicitor Docket Control unconstitutional.

Because of a conflict of interest, the public defenders» office is barred from representing Green, and court - appointed lawyers have resisted the case, which will require at least 500 hours of time, thus reducing the effective court - appointed rate to about five dollars an hour.

That's basically how it happened, they took away the public defender, asks will he represent himself or retain counsel, so he found private counsel AFTER the original PD had withdrawn.

He also assisted criminal defendants as a provisionally admitted member of the Iowa State Bar representing defendants and working with the public defender's office under the direct supervision of a managing attorney.

A public defender will not usually represent you in the civil suspension matter.

If Allen had been represented by a public defender, Bunton was sure an investigator would have sought out the security footage — but those videos typically are erased and overwritten within a few weeks.

At court he attempted numerous times to represent himself, but eventually he acceded to a public defender.

To which Weinstock replied that he was the public defender and had the right to stand there and represent his client.

In 2002, Aarons accepted a special NM Public Defender contract to represent Robert Fry, who had already been convicted in the death of Betty Lee, 36 from Shiprock, NM.

He called attention to the fact that public attorneys who represent the liberty interests and rights of the Commonwealth's indigent do not make nearly as much as Executive Branch attorneys who do important work, but who do not face the same burdens and complications as public defenders, especially risking a client's freedom.

The award has been presented each year since 1988 to the public defender who best represents zealous advocacy — the central principle governing the representation of indigents (continue reading here)

In contrast to affluent defendants, indigent DUI defendants will most likely be represented by an attorney in the public defender's office who may possess excellent legal skills, but must handle an unconscionable workload and is therefore unable to devote the same time and resources to a client's case compared to an attorney at a law firm.

Earlier this month, in an effort to protect federal public defender offices against «permanent damage,» the committee announced a plan to reduce and delay compensation for private lawyers appointed under the Criminal Justice Act to represent indigent defendants.

Another situation that comes up is when an affluent person who is not entitled to a public defender as a result, chooses to represent themselves, usually with respect to a fairly minor charge like a traffic violation that carries a risk for a short term of incarceration, to save money.

Upon admission to the bar, Mr. Ezrin began his practice at the Alameda County Public Defender's Office, where he gained extensive and invaluable litigation experience representing indigent individuals facing criminal prosecution.

During law school, Mr. Ezrin clerked with the San Francisco Public Defender and the Federal Public Defender, and participated in the USF criminal law clinic, where he represented low - income individuals without access to legal counsel.

Since returning to North Carolina, he has held a number of positions including Assistant Capital Defender with the North Carolina Office of the Capital Defender where he represented indigent clients facing the death penalty, and Assistant Public Defender, where he defended felony cases.

February 10, 2015 — «Idaho's appellate public defenders make nearly $ 16,000 less than the state's Attorney General's deputies, who often represent the other side while arguing the same case in court.

They represent Fortune 500 companies and start - up entrepreneurs in key industry and business sectors; have backgrounds as businesswomen, prosecutors and public defenders; teach graduate - level classes in legal issues; and are leaders and members of almost 20 bar associations at the local, state and national levels.

Disclosure: Charles Grose represented the South Carolina Public Defender Association as amicus curie in State v. Langford, the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curie in State v. Hepburn, and individual client as amicus curie in State v. Dykes.

It is critical in all criminal matters, that you retain counsel to represent you immediately, whether at your own expense or through the public defender's office.

Under the state budget that takes effect July 1, the State Public Defender System could begin chipping away at caseloads that have raised questions about whether poor defendants are being adequately represented.

Attorneys assigned to the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender's Felony Trial Division represent indigent defendants in 34 courtrooms that take in cases from the City of Chicago.

Quinn Emanuel counseled and represented Mr. Hall during the pendency of his clemency petition, which was submitted by the Federal Public Defender's Office.