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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jul. 24, 2007

Protecting Indigents

Focus Column - By Michael P. Judge - Public defenders perform an invaluable service for poor communities. For MCLE credit.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Michael P. Judge

      The Los Angeles County public defender protects the life and liberty of indigent adults and children in matters having penal consequences. The public defender's mandate is to ensure equal treatment within the justice system by safeguarding liberty and upholding the rights of individuals.
      Long before the United States Supreme Court's decison in Gideon v....

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