Transcript: Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Suing Public Defender

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February 5, 1995
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LIANE HANSEN, Host: The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit. It charges that public defenders are so overworked that the state is in violation of the constitutional provision that guarantees the right to representation. Public defenders in Connecticut handled an average of 1,000 cases a year. And, many court-appointed attorneys only have a few minutes to review each client's case. From member station WFCR, Pippin Ross prepared this report.

WILLIAM OLDS, Executive Director, Connecticut Civil Liberties Union: The first one is Carlos Rivera. He's represented by the Public Defenders office in Hartford. The second plaintiff is Anthony ...

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