Lawyers who sued a judge in Benton County over whether criminal defendants should be provided a lawyer at first appearance and bond hearings want to add more defendants.
Lawyers who sued a judge in Benton County over whether criminal defendants should be provided a lawyer at first appearance and bond hearings want to add more defendants.
A state effort to bolster the ranks of public defenders and prosecutors has offered little relief to Pulaski County courts burdened by backlogs of felony cases, according to a circuit court judge.