
Explainer: Your Public Defender Isn’t Responding. Why?
If your public defender isn't responding to you, you need to be patient. But you also need to assert your rights.
If your public defender isn't responding to you, you need to be patient. But you also need to assert your rights.
The Sixth Amendment protects your right to a lawyer on appeal, but that right only extends so far. Then, you're on your own.