I think any urban public defender's office struggles to cope with the kind of workload they see. They don't have the resources to take every case they see to tr

I think any urban public defender's office struggles to cope with the kind of workload they see. They don't have the resources to take every case they see to trial so they try to convince their clients to plea bargain. I'm sure they're good people and they're trying their best, but at scale, it's hard to provide a bespoke, high quality legal defence.