Law Practice,
Criminal
Nov. 19, 2021
Chief justice wants more funds for criminal defense counsel
The committee was created in 2020 through budget legislation and tasked with recommending statutory changes to simplify and rationalize criminal law and procedure; establish alternatives to incarceration that aid in rehabilitation and improve the parole and probation system.
More funding for criminal defense counsel was among recommendations California Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye made to the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code during their final meeting of the year.
The committee, composed of academics, judges and lawmakers, was hosted by Cantil-Sakauye and Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday before approving their 2021 Annual ...
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