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This summit focused on the an verseey e anniversary of the gideon case. A promise and excitement following the United States Supreme Court decision has been a road trip marked by stoplight and heavy traffic. It was gideons mutual trumpet, the new book that talks about the harsh reality of the system where public defenders have to handle thousands of cases in a course of a year. Thats a tough reality whether its 500 or a thousand cases. Something that jim had an eye to handle more Business Litiga...

Citizens will gather at the San Francisco public defenders 2013 justice summit on march 19 to discuss ways to better fulfill gideons promise justice for all where clarence combid gideon convicted to be stealing change at a pool hall. He wrote a petition to the Supreme Court from his jail cell arguing that his rights had been violated. He presented a victory for civil rights and justice. San francisco one of the first cities in the United States to establish a Public Defenders Office opened its d...

We are talking about the results which has proved if you change your approach then you can improve the results and in San Francisco, three years about before realignment and Evidence Base probation and sentencing we had over 7,000 individuals on probation, as a result we now currently have 5500 individuals under supervision and that includes all of this population that has been realigned in the state. Instead of a 78 percent failure rate which is what parole has, probation has a 77 percent succe...

Our country. On march 16, 1963, the court said you have a right to a lawyer. Even though it had been part of the constitution as the 6th amendment for years and years it was not recognized it was a right until they said it was an obligation by the state to provide a lawyer. It never would have happened unless gideon, a drifter who had been involved convicted for robbing a pool hall. At that time unless you were charged with a capital offense, you would not be given a lawyer. You had to represent...

10th annual public defenders summit. Im so excited to be here today. Our office has been putting on this summit for the past 10 years. We draw together attorneys, community leaders, nonprofit leaders and directors and people committed to improving the criminal Justice System. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of the Supreme Court decision. One of the m...

To make sure we have social justice everywhere. I represent bay view and porter hill. So today i really want to share with you in the celebration and recognition of the 50th anniversary, im going to ask you to come up here, jeff. Look at him. This is amazing, everyone. But today is march 18, 2013. Today marks the 50th anniversary United States courts decision that someone should be defended at no cost. Where journalist and concerned citizens will gather at the San Francisco public defenders 2013...

Exhibit. And thank you for joining us w 10th annual public defenders summit. Im so excited to be here today. Our office has been putting on this summit for the past 10 years. We draw together attorneys, community leaders, nonprofit leaders and directors and people committed to improving the criminal Justice System. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of ...

Welcome, everyone to the 10th annual public defenders summit. Im so excited to be here today. Our office has been putting on this summit for the past 10 years. We draw together attorneys, community leaders, nonprofit leaders and directors and people committed to improving the criminal Justice System. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of the Supreme Cou...

10th annual public defenders summit. Im so excited to be here today. Our office has been putting on this summit for the past 10 years. We draw together attorneys, community leaders, nonprofit leaders and directors and people committed to improving the criminal Justice System. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of the Supreme Court decision. One of the m...

10th annual public defenders summit. Im so excited to be here today. Our office has been putting on this summit for the past 10 years. We draw together attorneys, community leaders, nonprofit leaders and directors and people committed to improving the criminal Justice System. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of the Supreme Court decision. One of the m...