Showing posts with label Defenders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Defenders. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Rufe Criticizes Prosecutors' Move, Sides With Federal Defenders
A federal judge admonished prosecutors in a case involving the contentious involvement of federal public defenders representing death-row inmates in state court proceedings.
Monday, March 18, 2013
City Controller Questions Plan to Eliminate Public Defenders
As the city of Philadelphia continues to seek approval of its five-year budget plan with the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, City Controller Alan Butkovitz questioned today how the city could propose to eliminate ?public defender positions while the District Attorney?s Office, which prosecutes these cases, continues to receive sufficient funding to maintain its current staffing levels.?
Sunday, March 17, 2013
More on Phila. Defenders Withdrawing From Courtrooms
No last-minute budget deal was worked out over the weekend to prevent the Defender Association of Philadelphia from withdrawing from some Municipal Court courtrooms because the association says it has not received enough funding from the city of Philadelphia for the fiscal year starting this week.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
More on Phila. Defenders Withdrawing From Courtrooms
No last-minute budget deal was worked out over the weekend to prevent the Defender Association of Philadelphia from withdrawing from some Municipal Court courtrooms because the association says it has not received enough funding from the city of Philadelphia for the fiscal year starting this week.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
More on Phila. Defenders Withdrawing From Courtrooms
No last-minute budget deal was worked out over the weekend to prevent the Defender Association of Philadelphia from withdrawing from some Municipal Court courtrooms because the association says it has not received enough funding from the city of Philadelphia for the fiscal year starting this week.
Monday, September 24, 2012
City Controller Questions Plan to Eliminate Public Defenders
As the city of Philadelphia continues to seek approval of its five-year budget plan with the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, City Controller Alan Butkovitz questioned today how the city could propose to eliminate ?public defender positions while the District Attorney?s Office, which prosecutes these cases, continues to receive sufficient funding to maintain its current staffing levels.?
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