KYW 60 Minutes April 16, 2017
You do your best. But a lot of times you cant provide the kind of representation that the constitution, our code of ethics and professional standards would have you provide. Derwyn bunton has been head of the new Orleans Public Defenders Office for the last eight years. The 52 lawyers on his staff are responsible for representing more than 20,000 people a year. How many of you believe that an innocent client went to jail because you didnt have enough time to spend on their case . You feel youve all had that experience . One by one, the patches are peeled away and the world comes back into focu...