Government
Sep. 17, 2002
A Heavy Load
SAN FRANCISCO - Upon returning to the adult criminal courts last month after spending four years defending juvenile cases, Jean Amabile said she found a quagmire. According to the senior felony attorney in the San Francisco public defender's office, her colleagues were shouldering crushing workloads while the courts were processing cases at a snail's pace.
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