A Missouri appeals court has set a high bar for public defenders to overcome when appealing circuit-court denials of their motions for caseload relief.

Tagged with: caseload relief Jackson County Prosecutor's Office Mary Fox Missouri Court of Appeals Western District

The Jackson County Public Defender’s Office told the Court of Appeals Western District that a 2019 ruling denying caseload relief for the office should be overturned because the judge relied on insufficient evidence.

Tagged with: caseload relief Court of Appeals, Western District Jackson County Public Defender’s Office

St. Louis County District Defender Stephen Reynolds has put forth a partial solution to what he calls “excessive and untenable” caseloads shouldered by the attorneys in his office: a waitlist for indigent defendants. In a motion filed Oct. 28, Reynolds ...

Tagged with: caseload relief Judge Douglas Beach St. Louis County District Defender St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Stephen Reynolds

A Jackson County judge again has denied caseload relief to public defenders, but defenders now have a comprehensive record they can take to an appeals court. In a June 27 ruling, Jackson County Presiding Judge David M. Byrn ruled that ...

Tagged with: caseload relief Jackson County public defender Judge David M. Byrn