Judges tend to come from upper-middle-class families, average more that fifty years of age, attend college and law school in their home states, and are typically born in the communities in which they preside(Barak, Leighton, and Cotton, 2014) In the case of Brenton Butler he was faced with this same demographic in his case. With all odds against him Butler and his defense prevailed. Brenton Butler was very lucky to have such a great legal team beside him to defend him in this case. Most indigent offenders (82%) are represented by public defenders (DeFrances and Litras, 2000) A 2007 survey of public defender offices found nearly 1,000 such offices in 49 states. These offices handle more than 5.5 million cases and had more than 15,000 attorneys (4,000 at the state level and 11,000 at county level) and nearly 10,000 full-time staff members (investigators, paralegals, and administrative staff). (Gabbidon and Greene,
Judges tend to come from upper-middle-class families, average more that fifty years of age, attend college and law school in their home states, and are typically born in the communities in which they preside(Barak, Leighton, and Cotton, 2014) In the case of Brenton Butler he was faced with this same demographic in his case. With all odds against him Butler and his defense prevailed. Brenton Butler was very lucky to have such a great legal team beside him to defend him in this case. Most indigent offenders (82%) are represented by public defenders (DeFrances and Litras, 2000) A 2007 survey of public defender offices found nearly 1,000 such offices in 49 states. These offices handle more than 5.5 million cases and had more than 15,000 attorneys (4,000 at the state level and 11,000 at county level) and nearly 10,000 full-time staff members (investigators, paralegals, and administrative staff). (Gabbidon and Greene,