Stephen Hanlon: "The vast majority of these cases are not being properly investigated"
Attorney Stephen Hanlon: "The vast majority of these cases are not being properly investigated"
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“It’s a system that encourages unethical behavior," said one public defense attorney. "...It’s most certainly not justice. No one feels like it’s justice.”
People accused in more than 100,000 misdemeanors each year go to jail without talking to a lawyer, a Lee Enterprises investigation found. The practice threatens people's constitutional right to counsel.
