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Every year. Whereas city of the San Francisco joined with the public defenders and the legal aid lawyers to celebrate the right to counsel. Therefore be it resolved the San Francisco march 18th as gideon versus wayne right day as acknowledgment for the 50 years of the United States landmark decision as well as the work of the public defenders who continue to fulfill the rights. [ applause ] thank you very much. I would like to thank the board of supervisors and the Mayors Office as well. I would like to share with the public defenders. Ken is here and as well as dave from the public defenders ...

Them. Clients dont trust the system. A federal public defender in nevada for years. You can be the the best representation but the clients dont see it. Clients are asking do i trust you enough to tell you the truth of what happened . I need that information so i can see for example is this a self defense case. There has to be enough time to create a relationship, is she said. Thats where the the difference is between rich and poor. The rich because they are paying for their time will have as much time with their lawyer as they need. Its a serious thing that they know the system is broken. And ...

In the nation, news day, new york times, mother jones, village boys, salon and author of two other books home fires burning, married to military for better or worse. She had traveled all over the country for a yearandahalf to cover at the quality of the indigent today. She had to travel the count country to get here today. She came from maryland. We are very excited shes here. Her well recent investigation shows inadequacy of our legal system. Lets welcome her. [ applause ] hi, thanks for having me. Im very excited to be here, if a bit sleepy. As he said, my new book was really an effort to ta...

Thank you very much. I would like to thank the board of supervisors and the Mayors Office as well. I would like to share with the public defenders. Ken is here and as well as dave from the public defenders office. [ applause ] im sorry. Ron from the santa claras office. Key note speaker. This came out yesterday on the anniversary. Shes a contributing editor and writer at the washington magazine. Her work has appeared in the nation, news day, new york times, mother jones, village boys, salon and author of two other books home fires burning, married to military for better or worse. She had trave...

Try to remove the people you are talking to from the heart and soul of your experiences or your clients experiences. So, i think there is a real opportunity this year and across the country, there are people who have been very involved in efforts to reform the system who are doing a full court press, this year, right . There are class action suits. People are attacking this from every angle. But i do think that one critical aspect is generateing the political will for the reform. When the politicians some law order politician goes on and on with this lock em up mentality and people nod their h...