Cases are being dismissed or delayed due to a lack of public defenders. Crime victims say something needs to change. Our InvestigateTV team reports.
This story is part of a series about the constitutionally-guaranteed access to legal representation in court — and the challenges that arise when the supply of defenders is limited. To read/watch the first piece in the series, - Inside Bee Cleaners in Portland, Oregon, conveyor belts usually running full of clothes often sit still and nearly empty.“We’re facing not only lowered sales, but our expenses are spiraling upwards, labor spiraling upwards.
Police quickly arrested Tyler Miller, who they say was caught on surveillance video breaking windows at five other storefronts the same day. “We’re hearing, ‘Why did I even call the police then if nothing is going to happen?’ That’s dangerous. That’s a dangerous sentiment in our community because if people don’t report crime, the people who are committing the crime get to stay out in the community and continue to victimize more people,” Schmidt said.A court hearing in Multnomah County this past October highlights another part of the problem. It involved a man accused of felony burglary who did not have a public defender.
“And then, ‘Wham!’ You get the pandemic, and the great resignation, and all of these labor shortages on top of that, and all of a sudden it explodes into view,” he said. In 2021, Lee’s attorneys appealed to Wisconsin Supreme Court. They asked the court to dismiss his case with prejudice, which would mean prosecutors could not re-indict the case.
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