The board of supervisors of any county may establish the office of public defender for the county. Any county may join with one or more counties to establish and maintain the office of public defender to serve such counties.
Cal. Gov. Code § 27700
Public Defender
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 26 Cal. 3d 334 - People v. Chavez (1980)
Most recently applied in 7 Cal. App. 4th 913 - People v. Turner (June 1992)
Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.
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