Missouri prosecutors were surprised by Professor David Webber’s recent column regarding the Missouri public defender system. While we are happy to see any increased focus on the criminal justice system, we were surprised to see Professor Webber’s heavy reliance on the results ofreports by the Spangenberg Group in his conclusion that the public defender system is “pitifully underfunded."
COLUMN: Missouri's public defender system not alone in struggle
Monday, March 22, 2010 | 1:32 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:42 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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