Word: petterson
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...report that Spangenburg co-authored for the A.B.A. concluded that the indigent defense system was in "crisis" -- that far too many people are being tried, convicted and sentenced without even the rudimentary legal representation guaranteed by the Constitution. "There are two criminal justice systems in this country," says Paul Petterson, indigent defense coordinator for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "There is a whole different system for poor people. It's in the same courthouse -- it's not separate -- but it's not equal...