In 2020, a public defender in Jalisco had, on average, a total of 336.9 cases at the same time to look out for. This way, Jalisco was the federal entity with the highest number of simultaneous cases by public defender in Mexico. The state of Nayarit followed second, there, a public defender had an average of 279.6 active cases. This affects directly those who awaits for trial and do not have the financial means to hire a private lawyer. As of December 2020, 87.8 percent of pre-trial detainees accused of drug trafficking had not been sentenced in Mexico.
Average number of simultaneous cases per public defender in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity
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Animal Político. (October 26, 2021). Average number of simultaneous cases per public defender in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298514/number-simultaneous-cases-per-public-defender-by-entity-mexico/
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