Outgoing Public Defender: ‘We’re not into assembly line justice’
Outgoing Shelby County Public Defender Phyllis Aluko said public defenders uphold a necessary constitutional standard of due process. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Phyllis Aluko said there’s been a shift in people’s attitudes toward crime, punishment and due process, but public defenders play a key role in upholding constitutional standards.
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