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Sabrina Rhinehart
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Appellate Advocacy and Legal Research Division
The Appellate Advocacy and Legal Research Division has primary responsibility over appellate litigation and legal research throughout the state. It assists circuit public defenders and conflict defenders with all stages of litigation--from case planning to research to brief-writing-- and serves as a reference source for defense counsel with substantive or procedural questions.

It does not offer direct representation in civil, habeas corpus, or federal cases.

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Compliance Division
The Compliance Division is responsible for ensuring that all individuals participating in the delivery of indigent defense services in Georgia provide the highest quality of representation to our clientele. The Division has primary responsibility to set and enforce standards, to ensure that the standards are uniform across the state, and to maintain accountability of those persons entrusted with the life and liberty of poor persons charged with crimes.

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Georgia Capital Defenders
As of January 1, 2005, the Office of the Georgia Capital Defender undertakes all indigent death penalty cases in Georgia unless there is a conflict.


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Governmental and Fiscal Affairs
The Governmental Affairs staff serves as the liaison between the Standards Council and the legislature, other judicial and executive agencies, and local governing authorities. It seeks legislative changes recommended by the Standards Council as well as funding and resources for the Standards Council. This office also manages personnel contracts with 39 of the 49 judicial circuits, and is responsible for the fiscal management of the 43 public defender offices, 10 conflict offices, Georgia Capital Defenders, the Office of the Mental Health Advocate and the GPDSC central office.


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Juvenile Advocacy
GPDSC is dedicated to improving the juvenile justice system through education, legislative efforts and community involvement.


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Office of the Mental Health Advocate
The Office of the Mental Health Advocate (OMHA) was created by statute in 1996. OMHA provides consulting services to attorneys representing clients with mental health problems in three specific areas: direct representation to defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity, organizing training seminars, and providing materials for attorneys, judges and mental health professionals dealing with this area of the law.


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Training
The Training Division designs and implements training programs for GPDSC staff throughout the state. The Division also works with Circuit Public Defenders to assist in recruiting the highest quality of applicants to our public defender offices.

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