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Court hears defenders’ arguments

Appeal seeks OK for public defenders to turn away cases

Missouri's public defenders are used to arguing to the appellate courts on behalf of clients. On Thursday, they used their powers of persuasion on behalf of the public defender system itself. Attorneys for the Missouri State Public Defender's Office appeared before the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District in a test case of a rule that ...

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