Nearly 300 cases dismissed due to Oregon public defender shortage
The lack of public defenders has strained the criminal justice system and left more than 700 people statewide without legal representation.
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The lack of public defenders has strained the criminal justice system and left more than 700 people statewide without legal representation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- District attorneys in Oregon are once again sounding the alarm over the state's critical shortage of court-provided attorneys for
Courts in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, have dismissed nearly 300 cases this year, including felonies, due to a shortage of public defenders
District attorneys in Oregon are once again sounding the alarm over the state's critical shortage of court-provided attorneys for low-income defendants. The lack of public defenders has strained the criminal justice system and left more than 700 people statewide without legal representation.
Courts in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, have dismissed nearly 300 cases this year, including felonies, due to a shortage of public defenders