"Michigan's appalling public defense system has made a sham of the constitutional right to adequate legal counsel. No uniform standards and scandalously low pay, among other things, prevent many indigent defendants in Michigan from getting effective legal assistance and, ultimately, a fair trial.
Inadequate legal representation for the poor is a national scandal. But Michigan's system is among the very worst, ranking 44th among the 50 states in spending -- lower than Alabama, for example. Michigan is also one of only a handful of states that rely almost entirely on counties to pay for and run a public defense system..."
www.freep.com/article/20100702/OPINION01/7020318/1322/Justice-shortchanged-in-public-defense-system
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