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How I wish the Governor “turned to bar advocates for cost cutting solutions”

February 27, 2011 By AmberPaw

Today on "This Week" Governor Patrick said that in Massachusetts we solve our budget problems by "turning to" each other not "turning on" each other.  At the Roundtable Governor Patrick made his comment about turning to each other not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chapter-54-of-the-acts-of-2005, gov.-patrick, indigent-defense, massachusetts-district-attorney-association, regionalization

Patronage or Gross Incompetence?

February 20, 2011 By craig-collins

  Governor Deval Patrick is the man who appointed his campaign driver as Chairman of the Parole Board. Given this history, he cannot be trusted to radically tamper with the criminal justice system. That is one of the many reasons why … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, indigent-defense

Today’s Boston Globe’s front page has a split personality

February 14, 2011 By AmberPaw

Unfortunately, I personally have no way to validate or invalidate the statistics I get from either DAs or The Committee for Public Counsel Services.  According to the DAs, there are no funds they receive except staff salaries. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: antony-benedetti, bar-advocate, benefits, boston-globe, dan-conley, district-attorney, indigent-defense, overhead, samuel-sutter

Thank you Boston Herald and Lowell Sun!

February 8, 2011 By AmberPaw

Governor Patrick's proposal to dismantle the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) and move the constitutionally mandated defense of indigent Massachusetts residents into the executive branch is poorly thought out.  This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, boston-herald, committee-for-public-counsel-serviuces, compassion, cpcs, gov.-patrick, indigent-defense, lowell-sun

Gov Patrick’s plan to destroy private indigent defense and hire a minimum of 1500

January 26, 2011 By AmberPaw

But private lawyers, known as bar advocates, say they perform a valuable service at a low cost. "I'm surprised the governor would want to eliminate a successful, privatized group of very economically independent contractors,'' said Deborah … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bar-advocarte, child-welfare, deval-patrick, district-attorney, gov.-patrick, indigent-defense, sam-sutter, samuel-sutter

My letter in the Boston Globe speaks for itself

October 23, 2010 By AmberPaw

Here is a link to the letter just in case you are interested. No one thinks much about court-appointed attorneys - until they need one or someone they care about needs indigent defense. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, department-of-children-and-families, indigent-defense

My letter in the Arlington Advocate

October 16, 2010 By AmberPaw

My letter in the Arlington Advocate supporting Deval Patrick for a second term as governor. As many here know, I do not agree with Governor Patrick about everything, most certainly about indigent defense or court funding.  However, his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charlie-baker, court-funding, deval-patrick, governor, indigent-defense, leadership, tim-cahill, tough-times

Vast expansion of restraining orders – protection or threat?

February 16, 2010 By AmberPaw

Mike Rich's blog post brought this new law, Chapter 23 or the Acts of 2010 to my attention. The list of items for which one 16 year old can now get a restraining order against another 16 year old is almost endless.  This new law allows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: exparte-order, harassment, indigent-defense, restraining-order, stalking

Indigent defense – a core, mandated, constitutional requirement

January 29, 2010 By AmberPaw

Here is why the Governor's proposal regarding indigent defense should be overturned in the legislature in favor of current practices and constitutional requirements. If indigent people are arrested, pursuant to the United States … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cpcs, gideons-trumpet, indigent-defense, lavallee, macaa, rosemary-cooper, sixth-amendment

Were guardians ad litem and indigent defense thrown under the budget bus?

January 27, 2010 By AmberPaw

Go to http://www.mass.gov/bb/h1/fy11... Line item 0321-1500 is "staff" Line item 0321-1510 is "independent contractors" - private attorneys who accept court appointments in child welfare, mental health, and criminal cases.    I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gideon, gideons-trumpet, guardian-ad-litem, indigent-defense, public-defender, state-employee

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