Underrepresentation in Kentucky misdemeanor courts
“An inevitable consequence of volume that large is the almost total preoccupation in such a court with the movement of cases. The calendar is long, speed often is substituted for care, and casually arranged out-of-court compromise too often is substituted for adjudication. Inadequate attention tends to be given to the individual defendant, whether, in protecting his rights, sifting the facts at trial, deciding the social risk he presents, or determining how to deal with him after conviction. The frequent result is futility and failure.” [Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25 (1972), affording the right to counsel to every case with a potential jail sentence.]
In 1978, the National Center for Defense Management provided recommendations for expansion of Kentucky's then-state defender agency, which was limited to appellate and post-conviction representation, to include trial-level representation.
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Report of the ABA's Bar Information Project's technical assistance to the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy, provided by The Spangenberg Group.
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The juvenile justice system in Kentucky has endured a substantial history of problems concerning its treatment of juvenile offenders and the lack of systemic advocacy and focused reform efforts. After years of public criticism, media attention, litigation challenging the conditions in Kentucky’s juvenile facilities, lack of access to the effective assistance of counsel and to the courts, and failure to provide adequate treatment, Kentucky officials began the long road to institutional change by the second half of the 1990’s. The creation of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the commitment of Governor Patton to help fix a broken juvenile justice system, and the Kentucky legislature’s move to invest millions of new dollars into these initiatives were the beginning.
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A table of misdemeanor caseloads by county for Kentucky DPA branch offices. FY09-FY11.
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In 2008, the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy and the Louisville and Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation were engaged in litigation regarding excessive caseloads in their indigent defense systems. The ACCD issued this Resolution in connection with that litigation.
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This is the Brochure, containing description of event, registration, and logistics information, for the Nuts & Bolts of Leadership & Management training program in March 2008.
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Nuts & Bolts of Leadership & Management NDLI 2008
Learn to incorporate the theory of management mindset into your daily activities and decision-making moments, to provide better service to clients. Bring your management challenge to work on throughout the conference. With individualized coaching provided by experienced public defender managers in small working groups, you will apply the skill sets taught in the plenary ses
Ernie Lewis
Ernie Lewis grew up in Missouri, the son of a Baptist minister and a school teacher. He has a son, Ben, who is a public defender with the Charleston Public Defender's Office in Charleston, South Carolina. He also has a daughter, Rachel, who has attended Kenyon College, the University of Chicago, spent a year as an Americorps volunteer, and is now working for Organizing for America.&