{"id":20241,"date":"2021-07-16T10:17:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T17:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=20241"},"modified":"2021-07-16T10:17:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T17:17:04","slug":"caseloads-overwhelm-public-defenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/caseloads-overwhelm-public-defenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Caseloads Overwhelm Public Defenders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caseloads Overwhelm Public Defenders | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNDSHdAzYII?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 16, 2021 \u2013 <\/strong>The Line opinion panel looks at the impact of tough-on-crime policy decisions for the state court system. Public defenders from southern New Mexico\u2019s 12<sup>th<\/sup> Judicial District say they can\u2019t prepare an effective defense for each of the nearly 300 felony cases scheduled for trial over an upcoming four-week period. Do policymakers need to rethink what it means to be \u201ctough on crime\u201d?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Gene Grant\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line Guests:<\/strong>\u00a0<br>Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR\u00a0 \u00a0<br>Julie Ann Grimm, Santa Fe Reporter, editor and publisher\u00a0 \u00a0<br>Laura Sanchez, attorney\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2408431\/public-defenders-in-southern-nm-sound-the-alarm-ex-heavy-jury-trial-dockets-keeping-defendants-from-effective-representation-they-say.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public defenders in southern NM sound the alarm<\/a> <em>\u2013 Albuquerque Journal<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 16, 2021 \u2013 The Line opinion panel looks at the impact of tough-on-crime policy decisions for the state court system. 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