By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The Seattle Times reports on the expected financial impact on local governments of new case limits for public defenders – attorneys appointed to represent poor defendants – imposed by the state Supreme Court.
“Beginning in September 2013, public defenders should not handle more than 300 to 400 misdemeanor cases or 150 felony cases a year, limits designed to make sure the lawyers have enough time to devote to their clients and ensure those defendants are getting their constitutional right to an attorney, Gene Johnson of The Associated Press writes in the Seattle Times.
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