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The Breath Of The Unfee'd Lawyer: Statutory Fee Limitations And Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Capital Litigation, Albert L. Vreeland Ii
The Breath Of The Unfee'd Lawyer: Statutory Fee Limitations And Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Capital Litigation, Albert L. Vreeland Ii
Michigan Law Review
This Note argues that fee limitations deprive indigent defendants of their right to effective assistance of counsel. Part I of this Note reviews state court decisions that address Sixth Amendment challenges to fee limitations, yet fail to address the broader concerns about the appointed counsel system. Part II considers the inherent disincentives and burdens fee limitations impose on attorneys and suggests that the limits threaten the indigent accused's right to effective assistance of counsel. A comparison of the fee limitations and the time required to prepare and try a capital case reveals the gross inadequacy of statutory fee provisions. In …
Great Expectations: Women In The Legal Profession: A Commentary On State Studies, Ann J. Gellis
Great Expectations: Women In The Legal Profession: A Commentary On State Studies, Ann J. Gellis
Indiana Law Journal
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Statistics For Lawyers And Law For Statistics, D. H. Kaye
Statistics For Lawyers And Law For Statistics, D. H. Kaye
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Statistics for Lawyers by Michael O. Finkelstein and Bruce Levin