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194: Aurora City Council's Continued Effort to Disband the Public Defender Office w/Elizabeth Cadiz
194: Aurora City Council's Continued Effort to Disband the Public Defender Office w/Elizabeth Cadiz
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71 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2023
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For the last episode of the year, we are returning to the Aurora Municipal Office to unpack the ongoing effort by the Aurora City Council to disband the Public Defender Office. This time, Hunter is joined by the new Chief Public Defender, Elizabeth Cadiz. Over a long career in the office, Elizabeth has seen the incredible corruption and Constitutional violations. Over the last year, she helped to orchestrate an amazing challenge to the city attorney’s office pattern and practice of discovery violations. Following this victory and her taking over the office, City Council is one again determined to remove the office in favor of a “cheaper” alternative. While the City Council continues to say this is about costs, but a look back at the history of this office indicates that City Council is simply tired of having a zealous advocate stand in the way of their tough on crime agenda. Guests: Elizabeth Cadiz, Chief Public Defender, Aurora, Colorado Municipal Public Defense Resources: Aurora lawmakers agree to analyze privatizing public defender’s office https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-lawmakers-solicit-bids-to-privatize-public-defenders-office/ Local News Coverage https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/aurora-considering-getting-rid-public-defenders/ https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/aurora-considering-getting-rid-of-public-defenders/ Offense for the defense: Aurora public defenders take the stand https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/offense-for-the-defense-aurora-public-defenders-take-the-stand/ ACLU Letter to City Council https://www.aclu-co.org/en/news/letter-aurora-city-council-regarding-resolution-concerning-aurora-public-defenders-office Defender’s Union of Colorado Op-Ed https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/columnists/guest-column-aurora-council-gop-has-ulterior-motive-in-targeting-public-defenders/ Prosecutors ordered to review cases after Aurora office failed to provide defendants with knowledge of discredited cops Aurora city attorneys review, notify impacted defendants of lacking ‘Brady letters’ Aurora lawmakers give 1st OK to mandatory jail time for shoplifting, despite lack of cost data Aurora lawmakers impose mandatory 3 days in jail for shoplifting more than $300 Aurora council defends cuts to diversity office, public defender, police monitor in first round of budget voting Impacts of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: https://law.asu.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/academy_for_justice/7_Criminal_Justice_Reform_Vol_4_Mandatory-Minimums.pdf https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/long-term-sentences-time-to-reconsider-the-scale-of-punishment/ https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/end-mandatory-minimums NLADA Report on Aurora Office ACLU Report on Municipal Courts Colorado Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN
Released:
Dec 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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