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Litigation

Feb. 2, 2000

Pacific Defender

DICTA Little did I know that four months into my two-year contract on Kosrae, a tiny island in the central Pacific Ocean, I was in for a challenge.

By Robert Diemer
        Little did I know that four months into my two-year contract on Kosrae, a tiny island in the central Pacific Ocean, I was in for a challenge. As the new public defender, in some ways my job was ideal. Kosrae, religious and serene, has the lowest crime rate of almost any Pacific island. Until Alfred Paulino asked for help, the most serious offenses I'd seen were Saturday night fights. Bu...

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