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Op-ed column: State needs better system of legal aid for poor

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Barbara DeMille

On any given day in New York state’s criminal courts, the forlorn line of those arrested — for burglary, robbery, car theft, domestic battery and most often, for illegal drug use and/or sale — shuffles in its chains into the courtroom for a bond hearing. Those fortunate enough to afford the 10 percent deposit on their bail, or have no previous felony convictions or violations of parole, will most likely be given a future court date and allowed to leave....

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