Missouri public defender says health, caseload affected work

Friday, September 8, 2017

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A public defender Thursday asked Missouri Supreme Court judges for a lighter punishment after neglecting indigent clients while he dealt with illness and what he said was a heavy caseload.

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