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2012

Constitutional Law

Touro Law Review

Effective assistance of counsel

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Court Of Appeals Of New York - People V. Umali, Andrew J. Vansingel Dec 2012

Court Of Appeals Of New York - People V. Umali, Andrew J. Vansingel

Touro Law Review

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Supreme Court Criminal Law Jurisprudence - October 2008 Term, Richard Klein Sep 2012

Supreme Court Criminal Law Jurisprudence - October 2008 Term, Richard Klein

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The last Term of the Supreme Court addressed the constitutionally protected rights of criminal defendants not only at trial but at the post-conviction stage as well. The Court dealt with the defendant's rights to a speedy trial and effective assistance of counsel in Vermont v. Brillon; the claim was that these constitutional protections were substantially frustrated by underfunded public defender offices, thereby leaving the defendant improperly incarcerated for three years. The Court also considered a case wherein the State had utilized a jailhouse snitch to elicit inculpatory statements from a defendant in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. …


A Criminal Quartet: The Supreme Court's Resolution Of Four Critical Issues In The Criminal Justice System, Richard Klein Jan 2012

A Criminal Quartet: The Supreme Court's Resolution Of Four Critical Issues In The Criminal Justice System, Richard Klein

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No abstract provided.