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José E. Serrano: “At what point are we seriously impacting the provisions of effective counsel to indigent criminal defendants by cutting…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2013
At what point are we seriously impacting the provisions of effective counsel to indigent criminal defendants by cutting our budget so much?
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

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Serrano questions the impact of budget cuts on legal counsel for indigent defendants.

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