Are Private Attorneys Better Than Public Defenders? Missouri criminal defense attorney Chris Combs talks about the differences in a defendant’s experience when working with a public defender vs. a private criminal defense attorney.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: Would you say you’d have confidence in just getting a public defender?
Chris Combs: That’s a tricky question. There are great public defenders.
The big difference between public defenders and private counsel are: One, public defenders are so busy, they typically do not communicate with family. They only communicate with their client. So you’ve got mom, dad, sister, brother who wants to be kept in the loop. They simply do not have the time because of the caseload they have and things of that nature.
There’s nothing wrong with the public defender. However, you’re not getting your choice of who you want. Oftentimes, the turnover rate is high in the public defender’s office, and a felony case can last a year, and you may have three, four different lawyers. So you’re just not going to get the face time, they’re not going to communicate with your family. Things like that.
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