Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral argument Sept. 16 in Bettendorf in a case involving a shortage of attorneys available to represent indigent criminal defendants - Nyemaster Goode On Brief

Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral argument Sept. 16 in Bettendorf in a case involving a shortage of attorneys available to represent indigent criminal defendants - Nyemaster Goode On Brief

The Iowa Supreme Court on Sept 16 will hear oral argument in Bettendorf in a case that poses the question of whether a district court can deny a State Public Defender’s effort to withdraw as counsel representing an indigent defendant because the Public Defender’s office is overloaded with cases. The oral argument will be heard in State Public Defender v. Iowa District Court for Scott County at 7 p.m. at the Bettendorf High School auditorium, 333…