A lot of current pending murder cases. It's an unusually high number than we usually have. |
All of the public defenders statewide are feeling the pressure of increased workload and lack of resources. |
Like the state attorney's office, we're trying to get more resources, more money to pay our people and keep turnaround down and try to do what we're supposed to do. |
We handle roughly 12,000-15,000 cases a year and when we have four or five capital-murder cases, it puts a lot of pressure on staff in the office. |