Following a DUI Arrest, Maine Defense Lawyer Banned From Representing Defendants ProPublica 1 hr ago
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A lawyer working on behalf of the state of Maine continued to represent low-income defendants after being arrested for impaired driving in May.
The attorney, Suzanne Dwyer-Jones, was arrested by police in York, Maine, for driving while intoxicated after failing a sobriety test on May 10, police said. She posted bail and returned to work on May 12 at Biddeford District Court as the state’s lawyer for defendants who can’t afford to hire their own attorneys.
ROCKLAND The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was found wandering alone last month at the Rockland Ferry Terminal and was allegedly exposed to drugs have been charged, according to Rockland Police Chief Chris Young in a news release May 25.
Suzanne Dwyer-Jones was charged with impaired driving on May 10. She continued to represent the state’s poorest defendants until she was suspended Thursday.