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Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Professional Ethics at Case Western Reserve University

Law’s Cassandra Burke Robertson examines nationwide problem of underfunded indigent defense

Following pay changes with Idaho public defender’s office, agency saw more than 1,000 withdrawals
ABA JournalCassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-BakerHostetler Professor of Law, highlighted the nationwide problem of underfunded indigent defense and endorsed the Idaho bar’s ethics opinion as a balanced approach.