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Public defender proposal moves forward in Senate

Amid concerns that an escalating workload is hindering public defenders' ability to represent clients, the Missouri Senate took a big step toward sending legislation altering the system to the House. Sen. Jack Goodman's legislation features a number of components, including codifying an existing administrative rule allowing the state Public Defender Commission to implement a maximum caseload ...

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