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Advocates for poor criminal defendants in Maine say court clerks are appointing ineligible lawyers to handle cases in an attempt to meet the constitutional requirement that people accused of crimes get representation. The complaints follow a.
Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy on Wednesday said the state’s system of providing defense lawyers to indigent clients has "deteriorated significantly," and she instructed lawyers for the state and ACLU to settle or prepare to litigate whether.