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December 16, 2009
Another lawsuit filed against Georgia for failure to provide attorneys for indigent defendants
Focuses on defendants who have not been provided with attorneys to handle their appeals.
“If these lawyers were truly interested in helping the defendants, they would focus on getting them the services they need instead of chewing up state dollars on a lawsuit. Unfortunately, the state will be forced to spend already limited dollars on unnecessary litigation instead of serving these defendants,” says Chris Schrimpf, a spokesman for Governor Perdue.
Looks like the governor just does not get it. The lawyers are focusing on getting the services that defendants need by forcing the state to provide them. The right to effective counsel is not optional and the state is obligated to provide for it.
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Sounds like he said: If these lawyers were truly interested...they would do it for free.
Posted by: Johnny Gardner | December 17, 2009 12:28 AM