When officers arrived they found the victim, a Sonoma County Public Defender, who had been struck in the face multiple times ...

Leon Simms was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and battery in the attack on his ...

MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County Chief Public Defender Jasmin Smith always intended to live in a “quiet” area as she pursued a career near her hometown of Philadelphia, never considering she’d work in one ...

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and Ventura County Public Defender Claudia Y. Bautista write about legal ...

“The Constitution, the Sixth Amendment, guarantees each person the right to have counsel appointed for them at public expense ...

The Louisiana Public Defender Board sided on a 5-4 vote with Chief Public Defender Remy Starns, who decided not to renew the ...

The prospect of the largest public defender strike in 30 years grew likelier Tuesday as hundreds of attorneys across a trio ...

The Elko County Public Defender’s Office is under new leadership following the sudden resignation of Matthew Pennell. Steffanie Foster was appointed interim public defender on July 2 by Elko County ...

Defendants including some charged with serious crimes have begun being released in Massachusetts amid a dispute over pay for ...

The recent passage of Ohio’s biennial state budget included funding for a new pilot project aimed at helping county courts ...

Travis Schwantes, a former public defender, pleaded guilty to one felony and two misdemeanors as part of an investigation ...

The Office of the Territorial Public Defender is the latest entity to appear before the Committee on Budget, Appropriations, ...