119. See Race to the Bottom , supra . n. 39, at 91. 120. See, e.g., Gideon’s Broken Promise, supra . n. 34, at 7-9; Barbara Mantel, Public Defenders: Do Indigent Defendants Get Ad- equate Legal Representation?, CQ R ESEARCHER , Vol. 18, No. 15 (Apr. 18, 2008), at 340-41. 121. Associated Press, Missouri Public Defenders to Begin Refusing Clients, J OPLIN G LOBE (Sept. 29, 2008). 122. See Eric Stirgus, Mayor Urges Cutting City Lawyers’ Jobs , A TLANTA J OURNAL -C ONSTITUTION (Apr. 23, 2008). 123. Id. 124. It is possible to build a budget for a full time defender office or non-profit defender association that is based on a per attor- ney caseload limit no greater than national standards and that addresses other principles such as supervision, training, and support serv- ices including expert witnesses. There also needs to be flexibility to respond to the needs of unusual cases, and provisions for additional funding when the caseload exceeds an agreed upon level. Contracts that are designed as described here are not “fixed fee” as contem- plated in this report. 125. See Gideon’s Broken Promise , supra. n. 34, at 11-12. 126. California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, Final Report and Recommendations (Aug. 2008), at 101, avail- able at http://www.ccfaj.org/documents/CCFAJFinalReport.pdf (last visited Mar. 2, 2009). 127. Argersinger, 407 U.S. at 38, fn. 9. 128. S.B. 2400, Hawaii Legislature 2008 General Session, available at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2400_CD1_.pdf (last visited Feb. 24, 2009). 129. Act 124, Hawaii Legislature, 2004 General Session, available a t http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2005/bills/HB1749_sd2_.htm (last visited Feb. 24, 2009). 130. See Edwin L. Baker, Decriminalization of Nonserious Offenses: A Plan of Action , Legislative Reference Bureau, Report No. 3, 2005, available at http://www.state.hi.us/lrb/rpts05/decrim.pdf (last visited Feb. 24, 2009). 131. Id. at v . 132. Id. 133. See Senate Bill 2400, Hawaii Legislature, 2008 General Session, available at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/ses- sion2008/Bills/SB2400_CD1_.pdf (last visited Feb. 24, 2009). 134. See id. 135. An Act Providing Counsel to Indigent Persons, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2005, § 6, available at http://www.publiccoun- sel.net/administration/pdf/Chapter percent2054 percent20of percent20the percent20Acts percent20of percent202005.pdf (last visited Mar. 2, 2009). 136. Id. 137. David Abel, Mass. Voters OK Decriminalization of Marijuana , B OSTON G LOBE (Nov. 4, 2008). 138. See Elizabeth Neely, Lancaster County Public Defender Workload Assessment , University of Nebraska Public Policy Cen- ter, at 17 (July 2008), available at http://ppc.unl.edu/userfiles/file/Documents/projects/Public percent20Defender/Public per- cent20Defender percent20Workload percent20Assessment.pdf (last visited Feb. 24, 2009). 139. See Kendra Waltke, Public Defender’s Office Stretched Thin , L INCOLN J OURNAL S TAR (July 27, 2008). 140. ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions, Report I: Alternatives to Incarceration (Feb. 2007), available at http://meetings.abanet.org/webupload/commupload/CR209800/newsletterpubs/ReportI.PDF.121306.pdf. 141. See Program Description, available at http://www.jud11.flcourts.org/programs_and_services/DLFAQFINAL.pdf (last visited Mar. 17, 2009). 142. See Program Description, available at http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/DistrictCourt/CitationsOrTickets/RelicensingPro- gram.aspx. 143. Costs & Benefits of the King County District Court Relicensing Program: Christopher Murray & Associates, 2004, Power- point Presentation, available upon request from author. 144. See Relicensing Program Web site, available at http://www.spokanecity.org/government/legal/prosecuting/relicensing/. 145. See Recommendations – Excessive Caseloads, supra . notes 100-105 and accompanying text. 146. See id. 147. Keeping Public Defender Caseloads Manageable , supra. n. 76, at 9. 148. Id. 149. Rawhide was a 1960’s television show about a cattle drive. The lyrics of the show’s theme song read in part as follows: “Keep movin’, movin’, movin’; Though they’re disapprovin’; Keep them dogies movin’; Rawhide!” See Lyrics on Demand, available at http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/rawhidelyrics.html. 150. See National Legal Aid & Defender Association, Guidelines for Negotiating and Awarding Governmental Contracts for Crim- inal Defense Services (1984), available at http://www.nlada.org/Defender/Defender_Standards/Negotiating_And_Awarding_ID_Con- tracts (last visited Mar. 16, 2009); see also U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Contracting for Indigent Defense Services (Apr. 2000), available at http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/181160.pdf (last visited Mar. 16, 2009). 151. See Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System, supra. n. 60 , at Principle 8 (“Contracts with private attorneys for public defense services should never be set primarily on the basis of cost; they should … provide an overflow or funding mechanism for excess, unusual or complex cases, and separately fund expert, investigative and other litigation support services. 152. See Bill Morlin, Verdict Rebuffs Flat-Fee Defender Contracts, S POKESMAN -R EVIEW (Jan. 30, 2009). 153. See id. The federal judge told the jury after its verdict:
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