Illinois lawmakers consider support for public defenders
Illinois lawmakers are considering a measure that would create a statewide office to provide public defenders with additional support.
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Illinois lawmakers are considering a measure that would create a statewide office to provide public defenders with additional support.
Yesterday, a Rhode Island House Committee held a hearing on a bill that would require a criminal conviction before proceeding with asset forfeiture under the state's Controlled Substance Act. However, the legislation leaves a loophole open that would allow police to continue using asset forfeiture by partnering with the feds.
The legislation would clarify that banks, credit unions, armored car services, and accounting services are not subject to prosecution under state law for simply working with legal cannabis businesses.
Does every indigent person, or those charged with a crime but unable to afford an attorney still receive effective representation? While this right to counsel is protected by the sixth and fourteenth
A felony case assigned to a lawyer who had never in his career been to court, a homicide case assigned to an estate lawyer, an environmental lawyer appointed to a human trafficking case, and an attorn