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Judiciary asks Maine’s high court to dismiss petition to release unrepresented defendants

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation October 13, 2023

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State officials are asking Maine’s highest court to dismiss a petition filed last month that called on judges to identify and release from county jails low-income people who are being held pretrial without an attorney. Portland attorney, Rob Ruffner, with his dogs, Gideon, front, Flynne and Luke, outside of his Portland office last month. Ruffner, who is the director of Maine Indigent Defense Center, has filed a petition alongside co-counsel... + full article



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