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The single overriding objective of the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender is to provide reasonable and effective criminal defense representation for indigent individuals who are charged with the commission of a crime in Colorado. The right to counsel is established by both the United States and Colorado Constitutions.

For more information regarding the history of the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, please click here.

Celebrating 40 years of Answering Gideon’s Call:

“The right of one charged with crime to counsel
may not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some countries,
but it is in ours. “

Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)