Policy Report
- Unchain the Children: Five Years Later in Florida
December 2011
Miami PD presents pro bono awards
The Florida Bar News - December 1, 2011
Video interviews may save money for taxpayers
The Miami Herald - October 21, 2011
State courts under siege in Legislature
The Miami Herald - April 24, 2011
Editorial: Stealing justice from South Florida
The Miami Herald - April 24, 2011
El sistema judicial de Miami Dade en peligro
El Nuevo Herald - April 14, 2011
Carlos J. Martinez: House plan imperils county’s justice system
The Miami Herald - April 13, 2011
House budget plan would shift criminal justice funding to Southwest and
Central Florida
The Florida Independent - April 8, 2011
Bill Cervone and Stacy Scott: House ‘equity' move cuts us to the bone
The Gainesville Sun - April 7, 2011
Miami Dade Public Defender Martinez honored by the Florida Rights
Restoration Coalition for the Redemption Project
August 11, 2010
New video system links public defenders, inmates in Miami-Dade
The Miami Herald - August 06, 2010
Foster kids can't be jailed for their own `best interest,'
Miami appeals court says
The Palm Beach Post - April 1, 2010
Carlos J. Martinez: Get rid of direct-file law
The Miami Herald - February 07, 2010
Court: Unchain the children
The Florida Bar News - January 1, 2010
Court made right call in limiting juvenile shackles
The Miami Herald - December 28, 2009
Fla. Justices Horrified by Restraints on Juveniles
TheLedger.com - June 4, 2009
Nationwide, public defender offices are in crisis
The Associated Press - June 3, 2009
Court rules against 11th PD suit seeking to stop taking cases
The Florida Bar News - June 1, 2009
US Public Defense Lawyers Struggle with Budget Cuts
Voice of America - May 22, 2009
Volunteer lawyers ride to the 11th PD’s rescue
The Florida Bar News - May 15, 2009
Handle minor cases, public defender told
Miami Herald - May 14, 2009
Miami-Dade public defender case load dispute in court's hands
Miami Herald - March 31,2009
Cutback in public defender caseloads disputed
Miami Herald - March 30, 2009
Public Defense In Jeopardy: Lawmakers' cuts could mean some criminals get
off scot-free
Fort Myers Florida Weekly - February 18, 2009
The New Redeemer - Can Miami-Dade’s New Public Defender Carry on a Dream of
Justice for All?
The SunPost - February 05, 2009
Public Defender's Office at "breaking point"
South Florida Times - January 21, 2009
11th Circuit PD says his office is at ‘the breaking point’
The Florida Bar News - January 15, 2009
Lack Of Money May Be The Biggest Injustice Of All
CBS4.com - December 17, 2008
Court Cuts Might Mean Less Justice To Go Around - Video
CBS4.com - December 17, 2008
Lawyers for the Poor - To the Editor: Re “Hard Times and the Right to
Counsel”
The New York Times - November 27, 2008
Hard Times and the Right to Counsel
The New York Times - November 21, 2008
Building support for court funding
The Florida Bar News - November 15, 2008
PD-11 grapples with increased caseloads and high rate of public defender
turnover
The Florida Bar News - November 15, 2008
On legal defense, cuts indefensible
St. Petersburg Times - November 13, 2008
Citing Workload, Public Lawyers Reject New Cases
The New York Times - November 8, 2008
The Thin Line of Defense - Video
The New York Times - November 8, 2008
Confronting a Constitutional Crisis: Miami-Dade Chief Public Defender Stands
His Ground
The Champion (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) -
October 2008
Should Floridians care about court system funding?
The Florida Bar News - October 15, 2008
What is the breaking point for Public Defender's Office?
Ocala.com - October 6, 2008
Judge allows 11th PD to stop taking cases
The Florida Bar News - September 15, 2008
A Class C Defense
The SunPost - September 11, 2008
Court Funding
The Florida Bar News - September 1, 2008
Excessive Defender Caseloads Deprive Citizens of Competent Representation
NACDL News Release - September 6, 2008
Criminal Law Section sets out to find court budget solutions
The Florida Bar News - August 15,
2008
Los Cortes del Presupuesto para la Defensoria Publica tienen Gran Impacto El
Amanecer Del 15 al 30 de Junio de 2008
Injustice for All
Miami SunPost - July 3, 2008
Economic slump forces hefty cutbacks across 5th Judicial Circuit
St. Petersburg Times - June 16, 2008
Dade PDs win Glickstein Award
The Florida Bar News - June 15, 2008
Facing 'Crisis,' Public Defenders May Refuse Cases
ABC News - June 13, 2008
Court rules kids have a right to counsel before waiving rights
The Florida Bar News - May 15, 2008
Carlos Martínez primer cubanoamericano designado defensor público
Diario Las Americas - May 8, 2008
No justice for juveniles?
The Florida Catholic - March 27, 2008
County's public defender itemizes costs of injustice
The Florida Times-Union - January 28, 2008
When students are suspects, lines blur
St. Petersburg Times - January 20, 2008
11th Circuit PD honored nationally
The Florida Bar News - January 15, 2008
