Criminal
May 13, 2011
Panel Lawyers Could Be Curtailed
A committee of federal judges is considering whether to create a new "alternate" public defender's office in the Central District of California that would be independent of the existing institution.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A committee of federal judges is considering whether to create a new "alternate" public defender's office in the Central District of California that would be independent of the existing institution. The goal is to curtail the use of private attorneys in cases where the public defender's office has a conflict that prevents it from representing a defendant.
It would be t...
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