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...some financially strapped states and counties, the old public defender programs have been replaced outright by so-called contract systems, under which low-bidding private lawyers sign on to defend indigents. The result: more plea bargaining, fewer pretrial motions and less investigative work. In rural Alabama, poor defendants routinely get no lawyer at all in misdemeanor cases. Confesses one judge in Tuskegee, Ala., who is among those who do not appoint counsel: "I'm afraid I'm in violation...
...lenders' plea: arrange a rescue package at the session...
Richard was arraigned late last week on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy, and Deborah on charges of conspiracy and aiding and abetting. Both face life sentences if tried as adults. Their defense attorney, who has entered a not-guilty plea for his clients, is seeking to have the proceedings transferred to juvenile court, where the criminal penalties would be lighter. Said one Cheyenne sheriffs deputy, ruefully: "It is the victim who will be on trial, not the suspects...
Coles adds a more personal plea, asking for "a little bit of prosperity for the people of this country, of which...
...drive home his plea for the MX, and indirectly for more defense spending in general, Reagan used electronic graphs that showed-simplistically, and some experts say misleadingly-the red line of Soviet military might darting far beyond the U.S. blue. While the U.S. defense budget (in constant dollars) rose during the Viet Nam War, it dropped sharply to $116 billion in 1976, and has recovered to just $195 billion this year. Soviet defense funding, by contrast, increased steadily from $137 billion in 1962 to $275 billion in 1982. Two decades ago the U.S. had 3,090 strategic missiles and bombers...