Public Defender

Lawyer for the People

By Hewett, Joan & Hewett, Richard

Publishers Summary:
Text and photographs portray the worklife of a public defender as she investigates cases and represents poor people in criminal proceedings before the Los Angeles County courts.Read MoreRead Less

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ISBN
978-0-52567-340-8
Publisher
New York : Lodestar Books, c1991.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on August 1, 1991

Gr 5-9 In a photographic essay, the Hewetts examine the role of public defender. This is not a romanticized version of a high-paying career in law. This book will appeal to those interested in the criminal justice system and the interpretation of the sixth amendment. The female public defender, an Asian-American, is shadowed as she moves through her day: interviewing her c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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