Is there a difference? Where can I find info on both of these?
2007-12-17 04:42:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Public defenders are full-time employees who do only that work.
Court-appointed attorneys are private attorneys, appointed to a case by the court and paid by the court for that one case. They may have more than one case at a time.
2007-12-17 04:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by scottclear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really a lot. Larger cities and counties have a public defenders office that employees full time lawyers. Smaller jurisdictions (like my country for example) contract with the lawyers in the area and assign them to cases in a round-robin fashion. They are more often refereed to as a court appointed lawyer.
2007-12-17 04:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
one is more greedy than the other
2014-07-02 09:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by Krystal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋