PIERRE, (KCCR) — The workload for the Office of Indigent Legal Services continues to grow. Chief Public Defender Christopher Miles says his office has been appointed to over 80 cases since they began taking cases…
Miles says some of the issues that have come up may be the result of lawyers becoming familiar with the new process of indigent legal service in South Dakota….
Miles says for the most part attorneys taking part in court-appointed cases who have reviewed how the new indigent legal system works are not having issues with it…
Miles says his office has identified a few issues in the handling of abuse and neglect cases that he feels can be addressed with the implementation of new training for lawyers.
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