If he was homeless it's almost assured that he had a public defender. An LA public defender is so overloaded that[1]: L.A. public defenders are carrying wo

If he was homeless it's almost assured that he had a public defender. An LA public defender is so overloaded that[1]: L.A. public defenders are carrying workloads that require 4,160 hours of work or more to effectively represent their clients. That is more than double the amount of work hours available in a year, assuming no vacation or sick time is taken. If I had to work 80 hours per week I'd make a lot of mistakes too. Some attorneys I've talked don't even meet their clients until the day of court. Our public defense system is horribly broken. 1: https://www.aclusocal.org/en/press-releases/los-angeles-lags-behind-national-standards-public-defense https://www.aclusocal.org/en/press-releases/los-angeles-lags...