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The San Diego County Public Defender's office is an agency of the government of San Diego County, California. It provides legal assistance to individuals charged with a crime in state court who are financially unable to retain private counsel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/public_defender/ )〕 The office consists of the Primary Public Defender, the Alternate Public Defender, the Office of Assigned Counsel & the Multiple Conflicts Office.〔 Mental health and juvenile court matters are handled by special units within the divisions.〔 Courts within their jurisdiction include the San Diego Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, and the California Supreme Court. The San Diego County District Attorney and the San Diego City Attorney prosecute alleged felony and misdemeanor violations of California state law that occur within the jurisdiction of San Diego County. Alleged federal law violations by indigent defendants are defended by the Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc. ==History== The San Diego County Public Defender's Office was established in 1988 by a San Diego County resolution.〔 The Alternate Public Defender was established by the Board of Supervisors in 1990.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/apd/ )〕 In 2005, the Multiple Conflicts Office - Major Cases (MCO) was created to represent people who are charged with complicated and serious cases throughout San Diego County and who are financially unable to retain private counsel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/MCO_PD.html )〕 In 2009, the County of San Diego consolidated separate indigent defense offices—Public Defender, Alternate Public Defender, Office of Assigned Counsel, Juvenile Delinquency & Multiple Conflict Office—into one office.〔 The office formed a Public Defender Community Outreach Program that strives to connect with partners in San Diego communities to enrich the lives of those less fortunate and assist in securing equal access to justice.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pd-outreach.org/about-us.aspx )〕 In 1994, San Diego County Public Defenders Kathleen Coyne and Susan Clemens were awarded Public Defender of the Year by the California Public Defender's Association for their work defending Dale Akiki in the Faith Chapel Church ritual abuse case. Several San Diego County Public Defenders have gone on to become judges in California Superior Court. In 2014, the office filed over 5,000 petitions—after Proposition 47 (2014)—to have felony convictions and sentences reduced. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Diego County Public Defender」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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