Standards for Defending the Poor Proposed

On Tuesday June 9, 2015, the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission met and continued its work on the first set of proposed minimum standards for assigned counsel in Michigan.  Justin Hinkley of the Lansing State Journal reported that:

Jonathan Sacks, MIDC executive director, told commissioners meeting in downtown Lansing that he hoped to publish the standards within a couple of weeks. They will be posted on the commission’s new website, michiganidc.gov and in trade publications ahead of an Aug. 18 public hearing.

Read the full article on the Lansing State Journal’s website, and watch our standards page for the proposals and the process to send us feedback and comments before our next commission meeting.