COLUMBIA – The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, decided Tuesday that the Boone County Public Defender Office cannot refuse to represent defendants in certain cases. The ruling is the latest chapter in the office's continuing struggle to handle an overwhelming number of cases with a limited staff.
Court: Public defenders with big caseloads can't turn away cases
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:44 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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