In Re: Area 16 Public Defender Office III Ruth Petsch v. Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District IN RE: AREA 16 PUBLIC ) DEFENDER OFFICE III ) ) WD82962 RUTH PETSCH, ) ) OPINION FILED: June 9, 2020 Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) JACKSON COUNTY ) PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S ) OFFICE, ) ) Respondent. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri The Honorable David M. Byrn, Judge Before Division One: Lisa White Hardwick, Presiding Judge, Cynthia L. Martin, Judge and Thomas N. Chapman, Judge Ruth Petsch ("Petsch"), the District Defender of the Area 16 Public Defender Office, and the Area 16 Public Defender Office (collectively "the District…