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Who Defends Capital Defendants?, Robert Weisberg Jan 1995

Who Defends Capital Defendants?, Robert Weisberg

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sullivan V. United States: Are Federal Public Defenders In Need Of A Defense, Jane M. Ward Jan 1995

Sullivan V. United States: Are Federal Public Defenders In Need Of A Defense, Jane M. Ward

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Indigent Defense Systems In The United States, Robert L. Spangenberg, Marea L. Beeman Jan 1995

Indigent Defense Systems In The United States, Robert L. Spangenberg, Marea L. Beeman

Law and Contemporary Problems

Spangenberg and Beeman describe the structure and funding of the systems of delivery of legal services to indigent criminal defendents in use at the state level, including assigned counsel, contract attorneys and public defenders.


Process And Progress: Reviewing The Criminal Justice Act, Edward C. Prado Jan 1995

Process And Progress: Reviewing The Criminal Justice Act, Edward C. Prado

Law and Contemporary Problems

Prado describes the results of a comprehensive study of the federal defender program and concludes that as the federal criminal justice system evolves, the Criminal Justice Act program must adapt to ever-changing conditions.


An Essay On The New Public Defender For The 21st Century, Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Jan 1995

An Essay On The New Public Defender For The 21st Century, Charles J. Ogletree Jr.

Law and Contemporary Problems

Funding for public defender services is woefully inadequate. Ogletree offers some anecdotal advice for public defenders and those designing public defender services.


Federal Defender Services: Serving The System Or The Client, John J. Cleary Jan 1995

Federal Defender Services: Serving The System Or The Client, John J. Cleary

Law and Contemporary Problems

Cleary discusses how defense services should be provided. He reviews the evolution of the right to effective assistance of counsel and the advent of compensated defense services and suggests reforms.