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Maine's indigent defense crisis deepens

Advocates for poor criminal defendants in Maine say court clerks are appointing ineligible lawyers to handle cases in an attempt to meet the constitutional requirement that people accused of crimes get representation. The complaints follow a.

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Maine's indigent defense crisis deepens

When a class action lawsuit was filed in March 2022 by the ACLU, Maine was the only state that did not employ public defenders.

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Maine's indigent defense crisis deepens

Advocates complain defendants in Maine are being denied lawyers or assigned attorneys who aren’t up to the job.

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