Missouri public defenders office assigns case to governor

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Fed up with what he says is the governor’s failure to properly fund his overwhelmed office, the state’s lead public defender ordered Gov. Jay Nixon this week to represent a poor person in Cole County this month.

Michael Barrett said he was using a provision of state law that allows him in extraordinary circumstances to delegate legal representation “to any member of the state bar of Missouri.” He’s starting with the state’s highest-profile lawyer: Nixon.



Source: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/missouri-s-head-public-defender-assigns-case-to-gov-nixon/article_37809be0-b7ee-56b4-b478-bf8dfe01720f.html

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[rehmwa 2]

I either outraged.....or thrilled completely. And totally so -


I'm not sure which to think (and belabor incessantly) since you didn't tell me the political party of the governor.....

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rehmwa

I either outraged.....or thrilled completely. And totally so -


I'm not sure which to think (and belabor incessantly) since you didn't tell me the political party of the governor.....

It's commendable either way.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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