SB583 — Relating to the appointment of a local public defender's office to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases.

SB583 — Relating to the appointment of a local public defender's office to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. · Informed CitizenrySB 583 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish procedures for appointing counsel to represent indigent defendants in misdemeanor and felony cases. It requires judges in county, statutory…Open in Informed Citizenry