Daniel Williams
From left, Champaign County Public Defender Randy Rosenbaum, State's Attorney Julie Rietz and Judge Tom Difanis are gearing up for the county's new continuous jury trial system, which Difanis wants to start in June.
URBANA – A week wouldn't be complete if Presiding Judge Tom Difanis didn't get a letter from a criminal defendant complaining about his public defender.
The theme is usually the same: the attorney hasn't spent enough time with the client.
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