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To: steve harris who wrote (579685)	5/31/2004 9:21:18 AM
From: Johannes Pilch	Respond to of 769670

Yup. Don't trust allegedly compassionate liars from Washington State. Grant County case points to state problems in legal aid for poor By CHRIS McGANN SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Patrick Hurley was in court, facing serious prison time for a sex crime, when he learned how Grant County's public defender system operates... Now his case and dozens of others are being cited by the Washington State Bar Association and the ACLU of Washington as evidence that Grant County -- where two public defenders now face possible disbarment -- has failed its duty to provide competent legal assistance to poor people accused of crimes. seattlepi.nwsource.com