A former San Luis Obispo County jail inmate is suing the public defender’s office. The suit was filed by his current attorney Paula Canny. Canny represents a number of former inmates and their ...

Wyman, a 52-year-old veteran of the U.S. Air Force, filed the complaint in June against San Luis Obispo Defenders, a private law firm that contracts public defender services with the county ...

The increased expenses followed a decision last year to cut the 2009-10 public defender’s budget for court-appointed attorneys and jury and witness expenses by $470,000.

The San Francisco Public Defender’ ‘s Office filed a motion Tuesday that ... Lastra, in which the District Attorney’s office of San Luis Obispo was removed from a case due to the DA’s public ...