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Federal Defender Services: Serving The System Or The Client, John J. Cleary
Federal Defender Services: Serving The System Or The Client, John J. Cleary
Law and Contemporary Problems
Cleary discusses how defense services should be provided. He reviews the evolution of the right to effective assistance of counsel and the advent of compensated defense services and suggests reforms.
2001: A Train Ride: A Guided Tour Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel, Gerald F. Uelmen
2001: A Train Ride: A Guided Tour Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel, Gerald F. Uelmen
Law and Contemporary Problems
Uelmen offers a guided railway tour of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, making stops along the way to revisit various legal landmarks such as "Nabb v. United States" and "Powell v. Alabama."
Indigent Defense Systems In The United States, Robert L. Spangenberg, Marea L. Beeman
Indigent Defense Systems In The United States, Robert L. Spangenberg, Marea L. Beeman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Spangenberg and Beeman describe the structure and funding of the systems of delivery of legal services to indigent criminal defendents in use at the state level, including assigned counsel, contract attorneys and public defenders.
Process And Progress: Reviewing The Criminal Justice Act, Edward C. Prado
Process And Progress: Reviewing The Criminal Justice Act, Edward C. Prado
Law and Contemporary Problems
Prado describes the results of a comprehensive study of the federal defender program and concludes that as the federal criminal justice system evolves, the Criminal Justice Act program must adapt to ever-changing conditions.
An Essay On The New Public Defender For The 21st Century, Charles J. Ogletree Jr.
An Essay On The New Public Defender For The 21st Century, Charles J. Ogletree Jr.
Law and Contemporary Problems
Funding for public defender services is woefully inadequate. Ogletree offers some anecdotal advice for public defenders and those designing public defender services.
Toward Eliminating Bargain Basement Justice: Providing Indigent Defendants With Expert Services And An Adequate Defense, Fred Warren Bennett
Toward Eliminating Bargain Basement Justice: Providing Indigent Defendants With Expert Services And An Adequate Defense, Fred Warren Bennett
Law and Contemporary Problems
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