➤ “Public Defender Jeff Adachi is the boy who cried broke,” Melissa Griffin, Local News, Thursday
Funding helps ensure justice for the public
Melissa Griffin’s recent column overlooks key facts about the budget process as well as the criminal justice system.
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By:
Jeff Adachi
03/17/13 1:00 AM
Throughout our country’s history, poor people have enjoyed few victories — especially those who stand accused of crimes.This week marks the 50th anniversary of a rare and important triumph: Gideon v. Wainwright, the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed that anyone accused of a serious crime was entitled to a lawyer, whether or not he or she could afford one.
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It took a jury less than an hour to decide that Carlos Law, 39, was not the BART rider who allegedly masturbated and giggled on a train June 16, the Public Defender’s Office said.
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