With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price

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Local News · North Carolina · October 14, 2026

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AUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew Shrum secured a ruling that spared his client from serious punishment on a shoplifting charge.

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