South Dakota Unified Judicial System
10/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/09/2024 07:25
Commission on Indigent Legal Services to Meet on October 16
Press Release
For Immediate Release: Oct. 9, 2024
Contact:Alisa Bousa, Public Information Officer, South Dakota Unified Judicial System, [email protected]or 605.773.2031
Commission on Indigent Legal Services to Meet on October 16
PIERRE, S.D.-The South Dakota Commission on Indigent Legal Services will meet virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at 11 a.m. CDT.
The Commission oversees indigent legal services in South Dakota's court system where there is a right to counsel under state or federal law. The Commission also oversees the Office of Indigent Legal Services to provide statewide indigent representation services in appeals of criminal, habeas corpus, and abuse or neglect of a child cases.
The meeting agenda includes a report from Chief Defender Chris Miles on transition of the new Office of Indigent Legal Services, discussion of the Sixth Amendment Center (6AC) report titled "The Right to Counsel in South Dakota: Evaluation of Trial-Level Indigent Defense Representation in Adult Criminal Cases" and the Commission on Indigent Legal Services' next steps. View the agenda at https://bit.ly/4dJFL3G.
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82225090131?pwd=lzzhjQBn79zTIZqlTbbDCQILjM2Jf6.1
Meeting ID: 822 2509 0131
Passcode: 947298
This meeting has been scheduled by the South Dakota Unified Judicial System State Court Administrator's Office on behalf of the South Dakota Office of Indigent Legal Services. Individuals needing assistance pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact State Court Administration at 605-773-3474 48 hours before convening to make any necessary arrangements.
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