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New Orleans Public Defender Turns Away Felony Cases

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Derwyn Bunton, the Crescent City’s public defender, has refused to accept serious felony cases, claiming that underfunding means his office can’t do its job.

Mark Hertsgaard
Mark Hertsgaard
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Mark Hertsgaard

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