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From the Dinkins piece:
"As a lawyer, I know that a right is only meaningful if it can be exercised effectively. That is why I am adding my voice to those calling on our state leaders to finally reform our broken system of public defense services . . . by creating an independent public defense commission . . . . Even well-intentioned lawyers such as those who work for the Legal Aid Society in New York City must struggle with crushing caseloads and the lack of resources . . . . That is why Legal Aid -- along with the state bar association, civic groups, religious leaders, the state legislature's minority caucus and so many others -- supports creating the independent commission . . . . It is incumbent upon those of us committed to equal justice to urge our leaders not to wait any longer . . . ."
From the Louis piece:
"All across New York State, [poor] defendants arrive at the bar of justice with legal assistance that is rushed, cursory, inadequate or nonexistent - a situation that is blatantly unconstitutional . . . . New York desperately needs a politically independent, properly funded public defender commission - a statewide agency that would provide the funding, training and enforceable legal standards currently absent from so many . . . offices . . . . Justice demands that we stop looking away."
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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