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When Clarence Prinkey of Brevard died in 2016, the horde of after-death logistics quickly consumed his son, Kevin Prinkey, and his daughter-in-law, Xiomara Prinkey — calling relatives to notify them about Clarence Prinkey’s passing, planning his funeral, going through his things, not to mention processing their own grief.   As they rifled through a life's worth of belongings and paperwork, Kevin Prinkey noticed one particular thing was missing: his father’s check register. Clarence Prinkey had always kept the book in a small desk in the front of the house. When ...

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In Kansas, about 85% of adults charged with felonies can’t afford their own lawyers. So they get assigned to public defenders — government-funded attorneys

Ga. Supreme Court rules for Duke defense Tara Grinstead case (Source: WALB) By Dave Miller | March 15, 2021 at 9:26 AM EDT - Updated March 15 at 3:17 PM ATLANTA (WALB) - The Supreme Court of Georgia has reversed an Irwin County court’s ruling that the Georgia Indigent Defense Act provides no means for pro bono counsel representing Ryan Alexander Duke to obtain state funds for defense experts and an investigator. “Contrary to the trial court’s conclusion, the Indigent Defense Act allows an indigent defendant to obtain such ancillary defense services through a contract between pro...

TOPEKA — The executive director of the Kansas board overseeing court-appointed defense in felony criminal cases says the state public defender system is in crisis. Issues with caseloads, staffing, pay parity and overall lack of…