Clark County is considering establishing a public defenders office rather than contracting with local attorneys to provide for indigent defense. At left, Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Tony Golik ...

SAN ANTONIO — Since the landmark Gideon Supreme Court case 50 years ago, it has been the law of the land that poor people accused of serious crimes have access to defense representation. In Texas, our ...

The state’s safety net for criminal defendants who can’t afford an attorney is no longer in crisis. Pay increases have slowed attorney resignations. Fewer people are waiting for a lawyer, and the wait ...

County efforts to even the field for people accused of crimes includes $14.4 million in grants and $1.9 million appropriated by county commissions to support an indigent defense program. On Thursday, ...

In a landmark case 50 years ago, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court found it to be an “obvious truth” that the criminally accused, regardless of their circumstances, have the right to an attorney and ...

ASOTIN — The Asotin County commissioners sent a strongly worded letter to Gov. Bob Ferguson this week seeking relief from the ...

Integrity, ethics, empathy and compassion were among the terms used to describe long-serving attorney Doug Terry as he was ...

In People v. Mark Watkins, __NY3d __ (May 23, 2024), where the defendant and his victim were of different races, the defendant sought reversal of an Appellate Division affirmance and a new trial, ...

(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Four years ago, Bandera County Judge Richard Evans noticed his rolodex of criminal defense attorneys had shrunk to single digits, threatening his ability to offer legal counsel ...

As Clark and Washoe counties explore the need for caseload limits for public defenders, Nevada officials and national groups are calling on the Legislature to fund indigent defense services across the ...

MANSFIELD - The Richland County Commissioners believe they have enough attorneys from outside the county to handle court cases for indigent defendants while members of the local bar association, who ...

The city of Vancouver will add $300,000 to a local law firm’s existing contract for indigent defense services after city staff reported a 130 percent increase in indigent misdemeanor cases, dramatical ...