Los Angeles Times: Sean Kennedy, LMU Loyola Law School professor, former federal public defender and member of a committee that helped oversee the program under the county bar, said housing the independent program within García’s office raises serious questions for indigent clients — including where García’s priorities will lie if the interests of the public defender’s office and the independent panel are at odds, such as during budget cuts.
Source: Los Angeles Times
L.A. County Shifts Lawyer Program for the Poor from Bar Assn. to Already Busy Public Defender