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6:50 pm
Thu October 4, 2012

St. Louis Public Defenders To Decline Some Cases

Several public defender offices around the state have notified courts they will not be taking cases beyond their maximum caseload this month.


The 18 offices around Missouri include ones in St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson City and Springfield.


In St. Louis instead of turning away all cases public defenders met with the 22ndCircuit Court and the Circuit Attorney’s office to craft a different solution.

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