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Lancaster County
Public Defender

2000 Annual Report #9

Appendix A

Table 1
Lancaster County Public Defender's Office
Open/Closed Caseload Report 2000

Casetype	Pending Start	Opended 2000	Closed 2000	Pending End 2000
Appeals	48	86	85	52
Felonies	321	981	1014	300
Juveniles	506	1453	1519	457
Major Cases	11	9	12	7
Mentals	7	406	436	4
Miscellaneous	30	152	143	40
Misdemeanors	625	3306	3304	680
Totals	1548	6393	6510	1540

Table 2
Lancaster County Public Defender's Office
Historical Comparison of Cases Opened 1991-2000

Casetype	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Appeals	68	67	71	57	81	46	71	58	85	86
Felonies	746	689	686	779	741	774	840	962	976	981
Juveniles	605	636	695	819	792	931	1288	1481	1605	1453
Major Cases	8	8	9	10	6	6	9	16	13	9
Mental Commitment	298	266	75	254	322	270	324	379	391	409
Miscellaneous	136	186	148	120	109	115	118	151	134	152
Misdemeanor	2755	2133	2579	2225	2096	2560	2646	3148	3438	3306
Totals	4616	3985	4263	4264	4147	4702	5296	6198	6642	6393

Key Issue for the Future

Appendix B

Public Defender