THE CHAPTERS FOCUS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE WORK OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS, FROM THE PREARREST STAGE, THROUGH PRELIMINARY HEARINGS, BOND MOTIONS, EYEWITNESS CONFRONTATION, SUPPRESSION OF EVIDENCE AND DISCOVERY, TO PROBLEMS OF CROSS-EXAMINATION AND ON TO VARIOUS POSTTRIAL PROCEEDINGS. TWO SUBJECTS OF INCREASING IMPORTANCE TO PUBLIC DEFENDERS - DIVERSION AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT - ARE COVERED IN SPECIAL CHAPTERS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE TWO CHAPTERS DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: ONE CONSIDERS THE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN THE GUILTY PLEA PROCESS; THE OTHER VIEWS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER RECENT CHANGES IN CRIMINAL LAW WROUGHT BY THE SUPREME COURT. A TABLE OF CASES CITED IN THE TEXT IS INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODFIED)