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Entertainment & Sports

Jul. 2, 2002

Los Angeles Public Defenders Hope for Their Time on the Tube

Public defenders, who for years on end have been getting a mediocre rap from the entertainment media, finally may get their turn in the spotlight, if producer Jay Bernstein has his way.

        By Katherine Gaidos

        Television shows about prosecutors are as easy to find on the dial as dating reality shows - and that's saying something, given the profusion of "Blind Date," "Bachelor" and other let-me-take-you-to-dinner-on-national-television programming.
        In some areas, reruns of Dick Wolf's long run...

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