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Archive Home > 2002 > November > 17 > Tax-hike defeat could stall criminal cases

Tax-hike defeat could stall criminal cases

By Tom Peterson / The Bulletin
November 17, 2002

If voters turn down a temporary income tax increase in January, local courts could be faced with two options: Letting poor people charged with violent crimes out of jail or drafting local attorneys to defend them for free.

Money to defend the poor is expected to run out on April 1 if voters....

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