A shortage of public defenders in Multnomah County, Oregon, led judges in the county to dismiss hundreds of felony cases this year, an analysis shows.
and 75 accused of misdemeanors that were dismissed in the county by judges since February due to a lack of public defenders.
An American Bar Association report released in January found that Oregon has only 31% of the public defenders it needs to run effectively. Every existing attorney would have to work more than 26 hours a day during the work week to cover the caseload, the report said. Mike Schmidt, Multnomah County district attorney, speaks to the media at City Hall on Aug. 30, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.
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