Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report
The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. . hours per workday, and lawyers in Oregon would need to put in 26.6 We didn’t get to this problem overnight.
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