> Our office represents 85 percent of the people charged with crimes in Orleans Parish but has an annual budget about a third the size of the district attorney’

> Our office represents 85 percent of the people charged with crimes in Orleans Parish but has an annual budget about a third the size of the district attorney’s. Clearly the state has weighted things for maximum convictions. Shouldn't public defenders have exactly the same budget as prosecutors? EDIT: I meant budget per case.