Sentences with phrase «case as a public defender»

Landon Villavaso was assigned to my case as a public defender and I can't thank him enough!

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The Air Force Court of Appeals in May 2017 also reversed a conviction in the sexual assault case U.S. v. Boyce after finding that public statements by Sens. Claire McCaskill and Kirsten Gillibrand regarding the «Marines United» scandal earlier this year created «the appearance of unlawful command influence» in the case, as retired Col. Don Christensen, a former Air Force chief prosecutor and current president of the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, told Task & Purpose at the time.

After the decision, the Baltimore office of the public defender began reviewing hundreds of cases which hinged on StingRay technology, all of which could potentially be challenged as a result of the Maryland court ruling.

Personal Info Birthplace: Staten Island, NY High School: Brooklyn Tech High School (public - requires entrance exam) Higher Education: SUNY New Paltz, University of Buffalo Law School NY19 Connection: Attended SUNY New Paltz, 1970 - 1974; Returned to live in Kingston in 1981 and thereafter moved to Woodstock where he has resided through today Length of Residency in NY19: Kingston, NY and Woodstock, NY since 1983; greater than 34 years Prior Job History: Served as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Volunteer working with Native American tribes in Nebraska, Western Nebraska Legal Services attorney between 1977 - 1980; Ulster County Public Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until prpublic - requires entrance exam) Higher Education: SUNY New Paltz, University of Buffalo Law School NY19 Connection: Attended SUNY New Paltz, 1970 - 1974; Returned to live in Kingston in 1981 and thereafter moved to Woodstock where he has resided through today Length of Residency in NY19: Kingston, NY and Woodstock, NY since 1983; greater than 34 years Prior Job History: Served as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Volunteer working with Native American tribes in Nebraska, Western Nebraska Legal Services attorney between 1977 - 1980; Ulster County Public Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until prPublic Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until present.

[Previously, Mr. Renzi served as the Public Defender for Jefferson County and successfully prosecuted thousands of criminal cases.

In Albany, judges appoint public defenders but when conflicts arise — such as cases with multiple defendants — judges appoint alternate public defenders known as conflict defenders.

These newbies are the cream of the crop, including BFFs Sandra Bell (Britt Robertson of «Girlboss») and Allison Adams (Jasmin Savoy Brown of «The Lefovers»), who work together as public defenders under the watchful eye of their boss, Jill Carlan (Hope Davis), who constantly reminds her team that public defenders in federal cases seldom see a win for their clients.

Distinctly uneven yet essentially entertaining, Fracture casts Ryan Gosling as Willy Beachum - a hotshot public defender whose latest case, involving the murder of a wealthy young women (Embeth Davidtz) by her older husband (Anthony Hopkins» Ted Crawford), threatens to make or break his career.

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.

As the New York Times reports, public defenders» offices in at least seven states are either refusing to take on new cases or have sued to limit them, arguing that the lack the resources renders the constitutional right to assistance of counsel essentially meaningless.

After graduation from the University of Oregon School of Law, where he tried his first case as a student with the local Public Defender, he was awarded a judicial clerkship with a state trial court judge.

The State Bar agreed with the nomination from the State Public Defender's office that «Gass Weber Mullins» readiness to quietly, yet steadily, take on the unglamorous cases — to the tune of many hundreds of volunteer hours — has impressed the Wisconsin State Public Defender as worthy of recognition.»

She began her career as a trial attorney with the Office of the Public Defender for the State of Maryland in 1988 and has handled numerous felony trials including several death penalty cases.

CREDENTIALS Bob Steiert began trying cases in 1978, while working as a student attorney with the Colorado Public Defender's Office in Boulder.

As a law student, Caleb was recognized for his work as a volunteer with the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council on a case heard by the Georgia Supreme CourAs a law student, Caleb was recognized for his work as a volunteer with the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council on a case heard by the Georgia Supreme Couras a volunteer with the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council on a case heard by the Georgia Supreme Court.

Jack currently serves as the Chairman of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the governing board of Massachusetts» public defender agency, which provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal and civil cases throughout the Public Counsel Services, the governing board of Massachusetts» public defender agency, which provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal and civil cases throughout the public defender agency, which provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal and civil cases throughout the state.

Interestingly, as noted in a prior post, the early draft's abstract indicated a finding that «defendants assigned a public defender in co-defendant cases had slightly worse outcomes.»

Early on during the course of your case, you'll receive the option to hire a public defender as your attorney.

«With no independent barristers willing to prepare such cases after a 30 % fee cut, the Ministry is now scrambling to try and solve the problem by employing barristers to the Public Defender Service, leading to the additional costs of employment such as holiday pay, pension contributions and national insurance etc..

The order is a setback for the Office of the Public Defender as it seeks to suspend work on some indigent cases while seeking more state funding.

We include the first openly lesbian judge in the nation; the first openly gay and lesbian appellate judges in California history; the founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights; founders and former executive directors of Equal Rights Advocates and the East Bay Children's Law Offices; a former chief attorney in the San Francisco public defender's office, as well as several other former public defenders; a former California labor commissioner; a former chief deputy attorney general; and a former chief deputy city attorney and the lead counsel who successfully argued the historic gay marriage case that changed lives in our community forever.

Anticipating a position as a public defender at the office of the City of Miami Gardens, I aim to contribute to the system by providing benefit of my insight into handling complex cases of the criminal nature.

As Assistant Public Defender of the Northern Judicial District of Georgia, she handled all juvenile court cases assigned to the office from Elbert, Oconee, Hart, Oglethorpe and Madison Counties.

Luther has focused on family law and domestic violence cases; but is also a seasoned practitioner of municipal law, having served as the Assistant Public Defender for the Borough of Montvale, New Jersey.