Two attorneys, concerned about Maine’s legal defense system for the poor, are urging the state's highest court to release a woman they say has been jailed for more than 80 days without a court-appointed attorney – as well as anyone “similarly situated.”
Two attorneys, concerned about Maine’s legal defense system for the poor, are urging the state's highest court to release a woman they say has been jailed for more than 80 days without a court-appointed attorney – as well as anyone “similarly situated.”
Two attorneys are asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to release all pre-trial criminal defendants who do not have an attorney. Many in the court system say there is no way to track how many defendants are going without representation for days or weeks.
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