Coweta County, Georgia Indigent Defense System Subject of Lawsuit

August 16, 2001 - A lawsuit filed in state court on behalf of 15 inmates in the Coweta County, Georgia jail alleges poor defendants facing charges in Coweta County Superior Court are systematically and routinely denied their constitutional right to counsel, to due process and to equal protection of the law. Bowling v. Lee, (Superior Court Coweta County Ga. filed Aug. 10, 2001). The lawsuit seeks class action status and asks for declaratory and injunctive relief compelling sweeping changes in the way in which indigent defense services are provided in the county. Currently two lawyers contract with the county to provide representation to indigent defendants. (Further details to be published in the next issue of The Spangenberg Report).

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