With L.A. courts paralyzed by COVID-19, public defenders say caseloads are ‘unconscionable’
BY JAMES QUEALLYSTAFF WRITERDEC. 13, 2020 5 AM PT The email set off alarm bells throughout the Los Angeles County public defender’s office. In a message that reached roughly 1,200 lawyers and staff members, veteran public defender Ernesto Diaz pleaded for help with what he and some of his colleagues described as “unconscionable caseloads.” Felony […]