Why Tennessee's system appointing lawyers for poor defendants is at 'breaking point'
Judges are scrambling to find attorneys for the cases that lawyers are hesitant to take on. The low fees have put the system in crisis.
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Judges are scrambling to find attorneys for the cases that lawyers are hesitant to take on. The low fees have put the system in crisis.
Tennessee Innocence Project lawyers say "perfect storm" of malpractice sent a man to prison for a B.B. King's robbery in 2002. Now, he could be freed.
An Illinois judge sentenced a man to a year and a half in prison after he illegally gave his son an assault-style weapon later used in a 2018 mass
In rare rebuke from the bench, Mark Fishburn calls law enforcement actions in Paul Shane Garrett case ‘malfeasance’ that led to $1.2 million settlement with Metro
In rare rebuke from bench, Mark Fishburn calls law enforcement actions in Paul Shane Garrett case “malfeasance,” which led to $1.2 million settlement with Metro.