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“The “Gideon” tour, named after the North Florida man who had to represent himself after being charged with stealing $5, soda and beers from a Panama City bar, promises to be more than ceremonial. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, second-in-command at the Justice Department, met privately with South Florida’s federal public defender, Michael Caruso, and other defense attorneys and prosecutors to gather information on how indigent defendants could be better represented through the complicated process of arrests, detention hearings, plea deals and trials.”
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