Comments on: Call for Harris County Public Defender’s Office http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/ Life of a Law Student, University of Houston Law Center Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:40:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Salmon Chase http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/comment-page-1/#comment-30858 Salmon Chase Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:22:20 +0000 http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/#comment-30858 "Every major urban area in the country..." ? What about Portland, Oregon, the 23rd largest metro area in the U.S.? They still have a system where indigent defense contracts are given out to a number of mid-sized non-profit firms... “Every major urban area in the country…” ?

What about Portland, Oregon, the 23rd largest metro area in the U.S.? They still have a system where indigent defense contracts are given out to a number of mid-sized non-profit firms…

]]> By: The Blawgraphy | Considering Harris County’s Public Defender System and Youth http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/comment-page-1/#comment-30821 The Blawgraphy | Considering Harris County’s Public Defender System and Youth Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:18:36 +0000 http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/#comment-30821 [...] part of my work for the Center for Children, Law & Policy. This follows up on my previous post Call for Harris County Public Defender’s Office. Harris County currently uses a system of appointments by juvenile judges, a system called into [...] [...] part of my work for the Center for Children, Law & Policy. This follows up on my previous post Call for Harris County Public Defender’s Office. Harris County currently uses a system of appointments by juvenile judges, a system called into [...]

]]> By: lukegilman http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/comment-page-1/#comment-30820 lukegilman Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:16:57 +0000 http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/#comment-30820 More on this here - <a href="http://www.childrenandthelawblog.com/2008/04/21/anticipating-effect-of-public-defender-system-on-representation-of-indigent-youth-in-harris-county/" rel="nofollow">Anticipating Effect of Public Defender System on Representation of Indigent Youth in Harris County</a> More on this here – Anticipating Effect of Public Defender System on Representation of Indigent Youth in Harris County

]]> By: lukegilman http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/comment-page-1/#comment-30005 lukegilman Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:22:43 +0000 http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/#comment-30005 Amen. The Chron's Falkenberg is continuing to flog the idea on the DA campaign trail in <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/5645431.html" rel="nofollow">Candidates get candid on this idea</a>. Amen. The Chron’s Falkenberg is continuing to flog the idea on the DA campaign trail in Candidates get candid on this idea.

]]> By: BR http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/comment-page-1/#comment-29998 BR Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:03:26 +0000 http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/#comment-29998 It is high time the State of Texas invests in a Public Defender system modeled after the Federal Public Defender system. It is high time the State of Texas invests in a Public Defender system modeled after the Federal Public Defender system.

]]> By: Shannon Quadros http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/comment-page-1/#comment-29891 Shannon Quadros Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:40:33 +0000 http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2008/03/19/call-for-harris-county-public-defenders-office/#comment-29891 I had a chance to read David Feige's indefensible over the winter break. It was as they say in literary circles , 'un-put-down-able' and I started reading it in the airport in Houston and was done by the time I landed in Amsterdam. It's that good. But it brought to my attention why exactly criminal defense lawyers are so passionate about their work and why I think that creating a Harris County Public Defender's office is a good idea. Too often people presuppose that someone must have done something wrong otherwise they wouldn't be indicted. In Houston, we need only mention the words 'HPD Crime Lab' to know that the integrity of the prosecutorial system in Harris county is in a poor state. People argue that the tax payer shouldn't have to pay for someone's criminal defense, but all that is, is elitist because nobody should have to be imprisoned just because they were poor and couldn't afford adequate advocacy. I do hope Harris County gets a public defender's office. I for one would seriously consider joining its ranks. I had a chance to read David Feige’s indefensible over the winter break. It was as they say in literary circles , ‘un-put-down-able’ and I started reading it in the airport in Houston and was done by the time I landed in Amsterdam. It’s that good.
But it brought to my attention why exactly criminal defense lawyers are so passionate about their work and why I think that creating a Harris County Public Defender’s office is a good idea. Too often people presuppose that someone must have done something wrong otherwise they wouldn’t be indicted. In Houston, we need only mention the words ‘HPD Crime Lab’ to know that the integrity of the prosecutorial system in Harris county is in a poor state.
People argue that the tax payer shouldn’t have to pay for someone’s criminal defense, but all that is, is elitist because nobody should have to be imprisoned just because they were poor and couldn’t afford adequate advocacy.
I do hope Harris County gets a public defender’s office. I for one would seriously consider joining its ranks.

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