Public Defender Offices

It is no secret that money talks when a person is accused of a crime. Court appointed attorneys don't want to spend a lot of time on a case because they are not getting anywhere close to their normal fee. Prosecution has the advantage. It was supposed to be the other way around. The framers of our Constitution, (it had 10 original amendments, instead of the present 7, since the 4th, 5th, and 6th have been effectively eliminated by the "wars" on drugs and terror). Public Defender offices need to have the same resources as the prosecution, such as funds for expert witnesses. The Texarkana Gazette has a piece about Bowie County, which will have a public defender's office soon.