Pleading the Sixth: In October 2014, the prosecutors’ association in South Carolina released their 2015-2016 budget request, stating that prosecutors in that state carry 2.5 times the “criminal justice” caseload standards recommended by the American Bar Association (ABA) in seeking…
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Missouri prosecutors claim new audit report proves defender caseload woes are a manufactured myth
Pleading the Sixth: On October 10, 2012, the Missouri state auditor released a report on the state public defender system that the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys claims “shatters the unsupported claims” of excessive caseloads across the state and accuses…
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