Erica Hashimoto, an associate professor in the School of Law, talked about current problems in the judicial system of getting quality legal service for poor defendants in a story on National Public Radio.
Hashimoto told NPR the heavy caseloads for lawyers who defend indigent clients can have bad consequences for the defendants.
“There are a lot of stories of what are called meet ’em and plead ’em lawyers-lawyers who show up at the courthouse and represent the defendant for about five minutes, where they tell the client, ‘You have to plead guilty,’ ” she said.