...That's certainly the safest course of action," said Michael Shapiro, executive director of the Georgia Indigent Defense Counsel. A judge always has the discretion to appoint counsel, regardless of questions about indigency, if the judge...

...several letters but said he can't afford to take what would mean a day off work to travel to Jackson. The local Indigent Defense Counsel -- which oversees the appointment and payment of defense attorneys for poor people in Richmond, Columbia and...

...the situation looks a little more hopeful this week, according to the executive director of the state's Indigent Defense Counsel, which doles out state dollars that relieve local taxpayers of some of the financial burden of paying legal...

...week's end, Mr. Mears declined to discuss his findings until he can present a report to Mr. Shapiro and the Indigent Defense Counsel this week. But Mr. Shapiro already has put the local Indigent Defense Committee on notice that the Augusta...

...Defense Council in Atlanta said the counties had acted illegally. But the executive director of the Georgia Indigent Defense Counsel, Michael Shapiro, denies having said that and maintains the counties were within their rights to rescind Mr...