Jul 27, 2022
The Massachusetts public defense system presents arguably the best example of how contract public defense could work, largely in part to today’s guest—Anthony Benedetti, Chief Public Defender of Massachusetts.
Their system is made up of approximately 80% contract attorneys, and in this episode, Anthony walks us...
Jul 20, 2022
Franny Forsman has been working in Nevada indigent defense for several decades, and today she brings her impressive breadth of experience to the show!
Franny is a former Post Conviction Indigent Defense Counsel in Nevada who has worked long and hard to improve the system.
Today, she speaks with us about how the...
Jul 13, 2022
On the night of September 15, 1992, in the Nashville Tennessee area, teenager Christopher Luckett was shot and killed.
Two days later, another teenager Cyrus Wilson was arrested for the crime. Even though there was only circumstantial evidence and many witnesses later admitted they were coerced into lying, Cyrus was...
Jul 6, 2022
In this episode, I speak with Mark Stephens, the former chief public defender of Knoxville Tennessee.
Tennessee public defense has been stuck in neutral, if not reverse for a long time. In fact, almost everything was established in the 90’s and hasn’t changed much since.
Rutherford county incarcerated...