Carl Ibsen wrote: Subsection 4, which is underlined, seems to be trying to get the cart ahead of the horse. Until the person has been arraigned and made the initial appearance, no judge has determined that they qualify for or need a public defender. The current system, of having a PD assigned if the judge determines that is appropriate, works fine. Why try fix something that is not broken?
Fred VanValkenburg writes: "Our public defenders have been getting access to people prior to their initial appearance for quite some time. They currently appear regularly with these people via video from the jail when they make their first appearance before a JP. Unless we plan to make a change in our current procedure, I don't see any reason for us to comment on this bill at all."
Carl Ibsen wrote:
ReplyDeleteSubsection 4, which is underlined, seems to be trying to get the cart ahead of the horse. Until the person has been arraigned and made the initial appearance, no judge has determined that they qualify for or need a public defender. The current system, of having a PD assigned if the judge determines that is appropriate, works fine. Why try fix something that is not broken?
Carl
Fred VanValkenburg writes:
ReplyDelete"Our public defenders have been getting access to people prior to their initial appearance for quite some time. They currently appear regularly with these people via video from the jail when they make their first appearance before a JP. Unless we plan to make a change in our current procedure, I don't see any reason for us to comment on this bill at all."