In the past, there has been little discussion of alternatives to appointed lawyers, like the public defender systems used in other states.

He has supported a resolution that would re-evaluate the way the public defender system operates.

What does this say about our public defender system?

The committee's proposal would make Georgia's system similar to the centralized state public defender systems in 25 other states.

So I began sending out queries to states that use the public defender system, but received no encouraging replies.

In 1921, the California Legislature extended the public defender system to all state courts.

One of the most well established statewide public defender systems is in Wisconsin.

But there's no public defender system in Texas.

The chief decision on that point led to the creation of the state's public defender system in 1967.

Yellowstone County, for instance, has adopted and financed a public defender system.