An interesting short comment has appeared on The Forensic Group site (New Zealand based), questioning whether the cuts to legal aid in that country are having a detrimental impact on the commissioning of forensic tests. It also warns that some of the ‘best’ defence lawyers in New Zealand are moving out of criminal law because of the funding shortages. As they explain:
“The problem with losing good criminal defence lawyers is that access to justice will be compromised, there will be more appeals and, potentially, miscarriages of justice.”
Some very worthwhile questions asked…. read the full post here…
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In my opinion the cuts to legal aide everywhere is already compromised and has been for some time. The hundreds of innocent people behind bars will vouch for that.