enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Virginia Indigent Defense Commission - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Indigent_Defense...

    The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (VIDC) provides legal defense to those accused of crimes unable to afford a private lawyer. VIDC operates 28 offices across the Commonwealth of Virginia. [2] VIDC also manages the certification of public defenders and court-appointed attorneys throughout Virginia and provides training to defense ...

  3. List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement...

    This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 340 law enforcement agencies employing 22,848 sworn police officers, about 293 for each 100,000 residents. [1]

  4. Public defender (United States) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_defender_(United...

    In the United States, a public defender is a lawyer appointed by the courts and provided by the state or federal governments to represent and advise those charged with a crime or crimes who cannot afford to hire a private attorney. [1] [2] [3] Public defenders are full-time attorneys employed by the state or federal governments. [1]

  5. Criminal defense lawyer - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_defense_lawyer

    A criminal defense lawyer is a lawyer (mostly barristers) specializing in the defense of individuals and companies charged with criminal activity.Some criminal defense lawyers are privately retained, while others are employed by the various jurisdictions with criminal courts for appointment to represent indigent persons; the latter are generally called public defenders.

  6. Fact check: Does the Myrtle Beach Police Department have ...

    www.aol.com/fact-check-does-myrtle-beach...

    City police officers saw a 5% pay bump with the onset of the July 1 fiscal year, pushing starting wages to $52,647 for certified officers and $50,139 for recruits.

  7. General Counsel of the Department of Defense - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the...

    This position was established by Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1953 and by Defense Directive 5145.1, signed 24 August 1953. The position derived its responsibilities from one of the original three Special Assistants to the Secretary (established in 1947) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legal and Legislative Affairs) (established in 1949).

  8. Public defender - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_defender

    The term public defender in the United States is often used to describe a lawyer who is appointed by a court to represent a defendant who cannot afford to hire an attorney. More correctly, a public defender is a lawyer who works for a public defender's office, a government-funded agency that provides legal representation to indigent defendants.

  9. Who will be Palm Beach County's next state attorney ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/palm-beach-countys-next...

    Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg arrives at courtroom 10B prior to the start of a pre-trial hearing in the case of the Wellington 'clown murder' at the Palm Beach County Courthouse ...