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‘Game-changer’: Montgomery County pledges to significantly expand public defender’s office

2024-08-20

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Steve Martin

08-21

don't think they are expanding this for the good of defendants. they are loosing more cases to private attorneys that they have to pay because they don't have enough defenders. so this will only up the conviction rate.

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