Maryland: Panel seeks better defense for indigents
A blue ribbon panel submitted findings to the state court system that recommended higher funding for indigent defense.
Maryland Chief Judge Robert M. Bell appointed the panel after the legislature turned down his earlier requests to increase the budget for public defenders.
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