San Francisco’s criminal justice system may be reaching a breaking point. A San Francisco Superior Court judge recently found Public Defender Mano Raju in contempt and imposed fines after the office continued declining court-assigned cases in defiance of a prior order to stop doing so. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins says the refusals are disrupting court operations. The public defender says caseloads are too high to handle additional assignments ethically.
Both sides have valid points, but the reality is that only one set of rules can keep the courts running and ensure defendants are not left without representation — and victims without justice.
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