Pleading the Sixth: In January 2008, the Nevada Supreme Court removed the judiciary from the oversight of indigent defense services. On June 8, 2012, a Washoe County (Reno) District Judge tested that mandate with his own administrative order imposing an…
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A showdown brewing over Early Case Resolution programs in Reno
Tagged with: bail, early appointment of counsel, first appearance, Nevada, standards, Ten Principles
Maryland OPD receives 7.4% budget increase to staff bail hearings
Pleading the Sixth: In DeWolfe v. Richmond, the Maryland Supreme Court found that existing statutes require the right to counsel at bail hearings and reviews. The General Assembly reacted by increasing the budget of the Office of the Public Defender nearly 7.4%…
Tagged with: bail, early appointment of counsel, first appearance, funding, litigation - systemic, Maryland
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