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Juvenile

Jan. 31, 2008

Judge Orders State to Provide Lawyers for Juveniles Denied Attorneys, Hearings

Web Exclusive - A federal judge Tuesday ordered the state to provide an attorney for each of 3,000 juvenile offenders who had complained they were denied lawyers and timely parole revocation hearings. Ruling in a class action, U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton in Sacramento issued a preliminary injunction ordering the state to start naming lawyers for the minors by Feb. 15.

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By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - A federal judge Tuesday ordered the state to provide an attorney for each of 3,000 juvenile offenders who had complained they were denied lawyers and timely parole revocation hearings.
      Ruling in a class action, U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton in Sacramento issued a preliminary injunction ordering the...

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