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The availability of criminal defense attorneys is at an all-time low in Maine for defendants who cannot afford to hire their own attorney. There are 224 attorneys currently accepting court-appointments to criminal or child protection cases statewide.
By Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor
The availability of criminal defense attorneys is at an all-time low in Maine for defendants who cannot afford to hire their own attorney.
There are 224 attorneys currently accepting court-appointments to criminal or child protection cases statewide, which is down from 410 lawyers in May 2019, according to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services.
Maine's public defense agency reports only 224 attorneys are accepting assignments to new criminal and child protection cases from courts. In 2019, there were 410.