First Published: 11:15 AM PST, November 10, 2023A Virginia woman said she stabbed her father to death in self-defense because she feared he was going to rap .
Norah Horwitz faces a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of her father, a prominent Virginia dentist. She has claimed she acted in self-defense.
For decades, localities have pumped money into prosecutors' offices, allowing commonwealth’s attorneys to get higher salaries, more attorneys and paralegals. But officials haven’t done the same for public defenders, leading to widening pay gaps between the two sides of the courtroom.
Opinion: Increase pay for Beach public defenders pilotonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pilotonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.