Nathan Moore has linked approvingly (here) to an editorial from the Tennessean ("State must meet obligation to ensure counsel for accused"), and as noted by George Rand in the comments, the report/study being cited appears to be comparing apples and oranges when it comes to funds expended in investigating a crime.
The funds expended in investigating crime–-as opposed to funds used to pay prosecutor’s salaries or expert witnesses, don’t all contribute to “winning” . . . a lot of the evidence is neutral or can cut against the prosecution. The fact that O.J. Simpson was able to buy a successful though immoral defense doesn't mean that the State owes the same to every indigent defendant.
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