Lawmakers weigh role, size of Public Defender’s board 

Posted: 8:03 pm Tue, October 27, 2009
By Brendan Kearney

The main characters from last summer’s dramatic change in leadership at the Office of the Public Defender appeared before lawmakers in Annapolis Tuesday to testify about the agency’s mission and challenges, the controversial role of its board of trustees and potential legislative fixes in the upcoming session. While Senate Judiciary Proceedings Committee Chairman Brian E. Frosh ...