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Prosecutors face an added challenge in the high-profile trial of Adam Montgomery, who is accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, and then going to great lengths to cover it
The state says workforce shortages are impeding its efforts to fix the issue.
Crushing caseloads had driven a mass exodus of public defenders, leaving 185 criminal defendants without no one to defend them.
Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.Late last year, several of New Hampshire’s most experienced attorneys accepted an urgent invite to the state Supreme Court’s conference room. The state Supreme Court justices,...
Late last year, several of the state’s most experienced attorneys accepted an urgent invite to the state Supreme Court’s conference room. The state Supreme Court justices, including Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald, made a big ask. Crushing caseloads had driven a mass exodus of public defenders, leaving 185 criminal defendants too poor to hire an attorney facing incarceration with no one to defend them. Would the lawyers around the table take some of those cases for as little as $60 an hour, a fraction of the $350 to $450 hourly rate their firms typically charge.