COLUMBIA – A study issued last week by a law group at George Mason University confirmed a problem many Missourians likely already knew. Public defenders statewide are in great demand, and most have too many cases for which they are responsible.
Today's Question: How should Missouri handle excess public defender cases?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 10:34 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:43 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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