Legal Question in Traffic Law in Illinois
denial of a public defender
Why would a 21 year old man charged
with transporting open alcohol and
contributing to the delinquency of a
minor be denied a public defender at his
court date? The court date was also
moved up a month.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: denial of a public defender
He would be denied a public defender if he had a job so he could pay a lawyer, or posted bail so it could be signed over to the lawyer at the end of the case. Perhaps this 21 year old had access to money in a trust, or has parents who could afford a lawyer. Public defenders are for the truly indigent (very poor), not for people who don't want to pay a lawyer. I once heard Judge Earl Strayhorn that he rather an accused's family bear the burden of his legal fees than the taxpayers of Cook County. (Insert any county in there) That's how it should be.
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