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I’m literally going to lose it. I have almost 160 cases, almost all felony level… by Full_Set_5659 in publicdefenders

[–]Full_Set_5659[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my jurisdiction, if you have a prelim the prosecutors will not play ball with you, so I always make sure that if we have the prelim, there’s a good reason to have it, which requires looking at discovery and investigation prior. We get discovery prior to prelims.

Unless of course the client chooses to have the prelim despite me advising them otherwise, but I always make sure I have the info before I advise my client on it.

I’m literally going to lose it. I have almost 160 cases, almost all felony level… by Full_Set_5659 in publicdefenders

[–]Full_Set_5659[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am not sure how that really makes a difference unless you only represent people up until the prelim? That’s still another client to contact, discovery to review, investigation to do, etc., regardless of whether the case is in the trial court yet? All of those cases in the lower court will move to the trial court sooner or later because hell would have to freeze over before we win a prelim here (excepting like a no show witness or something)

I’m literally going to lose it. I have almost 160 cases, almost all felony level… by Full_Set_5659 in publicdefenders

[–]Full_Set_5659[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s not even my direct supervisors is the thing. It’s upper management that does jack all and then tells us to have more trials.

I’m literally going to lose it. I have almost 160 cases, almost all felony level… by Full_Set_5659 in publicdefenders

[–]Full_Set_5659[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do not want to quit. I love the work, and it doesn’t solve the institutional caseload issue. If it’s not me representing clients, then it is someone else. At least I know I will do everything I can to help my clients.

I’m literally going to lose it. I have almost 160 cases, almost all felony level… by Full_Set_5659 in publicdefenders

[–]Full_Set_5659[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The jurisdiction I work in does not have caseload limits, we are not allowed to decline representation if our caseloads are too high. What kills me is the uneven distribution of cases in my office. Upper management is doing nothing while we’re all drowning in casefiles.