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Government

May 17, 2014

Central District panel attorney upheaval highlights differences across state

Recent upheaval in the Central District highlights differences in how jurisdictions oversee indigent criminal defense panels and the ambiguous nature of the governing statute.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Recent upheaval in the Central District highlights the differences in how jurisdictions oversee indigent criminal defense panels and the ambiguous nature of the governing statute, which gives judges wide-ranging powers to dole out or withhold payments.


An ongoing criminal investigation of a Los Angeles-based indigent defense attorney - and the audit of billing records at the behest of a f...

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