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The Best Defense Is No Offense: Reforming Louisiana's Security For Court Costs Statute, Bradley C. Guin
The Best Defense Is No Offense: Reforming Louisiana's Security For Court Costs Statute, Bradley C. Guin
Louisiana Law Review
The article discusses the security for court costs statute in Louisiana, as well as its history including its use in the early English common law, its comparison to other international jurisdictions, as well as some proposals for reform.
“License, Registration, And State Funding, Please”: Overhauling Louisiana’S Traffic-Ticket Funding Scheme Of Public Defenders, Mary Grace Richardson
“License, Registration, And State Funding, Please”: Overhauling Louisiana’S Traffic-Ticket Funding Scheme Of Public Defenders, Mary Grace Richardson
Louisiana Law Review
The article recommends a funding structure for public defenders in Louisiana that eliminates budget shortfalls by substituting the district-level user-pay system, in which all criminal defendants shoulder the cost of indigent defense through court fees and fines, for a centralized, state-funded general revenue stream.