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Robert E. Crimo III, who was later sentenced to life in prison for killing seven people at a July 4 parade in Illinois, listens to Lake County assistant public defender Anton Trizna during a 2024 hearing. Pool Photo/Nam Y. Huh via AP

Public defender shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed

There are never enough lawyers to provide indigent defense, but the situation has gotten worse since the pandemic.

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