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Judge dismisses charges against defendant who waited 105 days for a lawyer

District Judge Sarah Churchill likely became the first jurist in the state to dismiss charges because a defendant's right to counsel had been violated. ....

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Judges, sheriffs ask Maine Supreme Court to dismiss petition filed by woman held in jail without a lawyer

A Maine woman, unable to afford to hire her own lawyer, waited for weeks in jail to be assigned an attorney. ....

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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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