Office of the State Public Defender, Sacramento California

The Office of the State Public Defender's Sacramento Office focuses on post-conviction appellate representation in death penalty cases and on improving indigent defense in California by providing assistance and training to county public defender offices, appointing private counsel and counsel appointed to represent juveniles, and engaging in related efforts for the purpose of improving indigent defense. The California Office of the State Public Defender has two regional offices located in Oakland and Sacramento. The roles and responsibilities of the Sacramento public defender’s office are: providing legal representation, consultation, and advice to clients, representing clients through criminal investigative proceedings, creating a defense plan, doing investigative legal research, and interviewing the necessary clients and witnesses, working closely with clients, discussing relevant information and strategies. For further information on the services provided by the Office of the State Public Defender in Sacramento, California, please contact them directly.