Criminal
May 6, 2009
Los Angeles Skid Row Defendant Fights Prosecutors, His Own Lawyers
The 38-year-old homeless man who was ensnared last year in a highly controversial city program to clean up Skid Row has put up a respectable pro per defense after firing his public defender, in spite of the fact that he has no background in law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Patrick Dean has defied the odds, but now he may be defying common sense. The 38-year-old homeless man who was ensnared last year in a highly controversial Los Angeles program to clean up Skid Row has put up a respectable pro per defense after firing his public defender, in spite of the fact that he has no background in law. He has also turned down the free services of a well-known lawy...
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