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Family

Jan. 8, 1999

Ventura Defense Attorneys Fear Dependency Court System Unfair

VENTURA - Defense attorneys say parents accused of abusing or neglecting their children in Ventura County may get inadequate representation in court because of what critics led by the local public defender say is an effort to control defense lawyers in Juvenile Dependency Court under a new contract system.

By Amy Bentley
Special to the Daily Journal
        VENTURA - Some defense attorneys say parents accused of abusing or neglecting their children in Ventura County may get inadequate representation in court because of what critics led by the local public defender say is an effort to control defense lawyers in Juvenile Dependency Court under a new contract...

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