"Taking aim at the government official who has blocked budget
increases for indigent defense, the top public defender in Missouri has
appointed Gov. Jay Nixon to represent a poor defendant in an assault
case.
Michael Barrett, director of the Missouri State Public Defender, posted to his office’s website his Aug. 2 letter (PDF) informing Nixon of the appointment, report the Washington Post, the Kansas City Star and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch." More.
Original Posted ABA Journal News, Aug. 4, 2016 by Debra Cassens Weiss
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