Indiana teen accused of plotting Valentine’s Day school shooting was obsessed with the Parkland mass shooter, police say
The suspect was grieving the death of their mother, bullied at school after being hit by a drunk driver and became fixated by ...
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Missouri lawmakers push back against public defender’s hiring decision
Another change is made to one state agency’s hiring policies, in an effort to satisfy Missouri lawmakers who control the ...
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Audit details overwhelming caseloads for public defenders in Allegheny County
A recently released audit shows concerns about Allegheny County's heavy caseloads for public defenders that possibly ... director of the Allegheny Lawyers Initiative says was long overdue and ...
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Public defender’s office draws outrage from Missouri GOP leaders over hiring convicted felon
David Spears pleaded guilty to two felonies in 2012 — the class C felony of endangering the welfare of a child and class D ...
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Okanogan County’s new Office of Public Defender begins to take shape
Okanogan County’s Office of Public Defender is taking shape, with attorney Randy Thies accepting an offer from the county as director of the new office.
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Questions linger about public defender's office moves
Following a complaint from a female attorney, Niagara County spent more than $23,000 to hire a private law firm to ...
Public defender’s office draws outrage over hiring convicted felon at West Plains
The controversy surrounds the employment of a secretary at Missouri State Public Defender system named David Spears. He worked at the public defender’s office as a clerk typist in Clayton from 2016 to ...
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Lamont's budget would reduce access to public defenders
The governor’s office says lowering the income threshold that would qualify someone for free legal defense would save the state more than $6 million a year.