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SALEM--Washington
County’s public defender is going to need his own defense
counsel.
Joseph
H. Oswald, 50, of Salem, who has represented indigent defendants in
criminal and family court matters for about 13 ½ years in
Washington County Courts, has been charged with issuing a bad check, a
misdemeanor, for allegedly bouncing a $1,200 check to his landlord in
April.
Oswald
had resigned his position the day before he was arrested. He had
been assistant public defender for about 10 years before being named to
the top slot 3 ½ years ago.
His
law partner, Jeffrey McMorris who was also first assistant public
defender under Oswald, has been temporarily appointed to fill his
position and may receive a full-time assignment at a meeting later this
week by the Washington County Board of Supervisors.
Oswald
cited no reason for his resignation.
He
is scheduled to appear in Salem Town Court. 8-17-05
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