ERIE COUNTY (PA) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS - A COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS FOR PRIVATELY RETAINED COUNSEL AND PUBLIC DEFENDER - FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 42531
• Author(s): R P RHODES
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 27 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DIMENSIONS OF NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND WHAT THE IMPACT OF SUCH RESOURCES MIGHT BE.

Abstract

THE EVALUATORS CONCLUDE AFTER COMPARING RATES OF DISMISSAL/ACQUITTAL BETWEEN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER AND RETAINED COUNSEL THAT THE PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE IS GENERALLY SPEAKING, AS EFFECTIVE IN ITS DEFENSE COUNSEL AS THAT OF RETAINED COUNSEL EXCEPT IN THE AREA OF PERSONAL CRIME WHERE DIFFERENCES ARE NOT SEVERE.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH