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The Problem Of The Unrepresented, Misrepresented And Rebellious Defendant In Criminal Court, Burton R. Laub

Duquesne Law Review

For upwards of twenty years, the Supreme Court of the United States has wrestled with the question whether an indigent defendant charged with serious crime must, on request, be afforded the assistance of counsel at public expense. In a series of landmark cases it has decided such assistance must be afforded as a matter of constitutional right. Most trial judges are in agreement with these decisions, not so much on constitutional grounds but because they see practical advantages therein, and because they would welcome an even broader rule requiring every party to a lawsuit to have full representation. While trial …

Criminal Law, John W. Latella

Duquesne Law Review

Introducing Evidence Obtained by an Illegal Search and Seizure for Impeachment Purposes.

Commonwealth v. Wright, 415 Pa. 55, 202 A.2d 79 (1964).

Rights Of Society Vs Rights Of The Individual In The Administration Of Criminal Law, Carmen R. Damian

Duquesne Law Review

Since early in the Twentieth Century, the trend in the administration of criminal law, both in state and federal courts, has been toward increased protection of the rights of the individual. At the same time, and perhaps as a result thereof, there has been an attendant decrease in the police powers of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.