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The Problem With Misdemeanor Representation, Erica Hashimoto
The Problem With Misdemeanor Representation, Erica Hashimoto
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Gideon Skepticism, Alexandra Natapoff
Gideon Skepticism, Alexandra Natapoff
Washington and Lee Law Review
The criminal defense lawyer occupies a special doctrinal place in criminal procedure. It is the primary structural guarantor of fairness, the single most important source of validation for individual convictions. Conversely, if a person did have a competent lawyer, it generates a set of presumptions that his trial was in fact fair, the evidence sufficient, and his plea knowing and voluntary. This is a highly problematic legal fiction. The presence of counsel advances but cannot guarantee fair trials and voluntary pleas. More fundamentally, a lawyer in an individual case will often be powerless to address a wide variety of systemic …
Crashing The Misdemeanor System, Jenny Roberts
Crashing The Misdemeanor System, Jenny Roberts
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Two Rights To Counsel, Josh Bowers
Two Rights To Counsel, Josh Bowers
Washington and Lee Law Review
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