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Unequal Access To Separate Counsel: An Equal Protection Problem, N. S. Hudell
Unequal Access To Separate Counsel: An Equal Protection Problem, N. S. Hudell
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Explores joint representation of criminal co-defendants from the viewpoints of the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility and the sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel, suggesting that the presumption of effectiveness of joint counsel for indigent co-defendants constitutes a denial of equal protection.
Student Representation Of Indigent Defendants And The Sixth Amendment: On A Collision Course, Robert M. Hardaway
Student Representation Of Indigent Defendants And The Sixth Amendment: On A Collision Course, Robert M. Hardaway
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
This article will review the parallel patterns of development of clinical education and the sixth amendment, highlighting areas in which the practices of the former either conflict, or contain the potential for conflict with the latter. An analysis will be made of the present legal status of law student representation of indigent criminal defendants, with reference primarily to constitutional and sixth amendment considerations, but also to such related matters as the confidentiality of student-client communications, law student professional responsibility, and the applicability to students of state bar disciplinary rules. Finally, guidelines will be proposed regarding the proper scope of student …
Tempia, Turner, Mcomber And The Military Rules Of Evidence: A Right To Counsel Trio With The New Look, David A. Schlueter
Tempia, Turner, Mcomber And The Military Rules Of Evidence: A Right To Counsel Trio With The New Look, David A. Schlueter
Faculty Articles
The potential for litigating right to counsel issues is ripe, and the new Military Rules of Evidence and recent case law ensure ample opportunity for litigation. Several significant developments in the law of military interrogations warrant an examination of a military suspect’s right to counsel. A series of Court of Military Appeals decisions have either clarified or expanded military case law on military interrogations. The pending new Military Rules of Evidence will implement a large amount of military case law, in some instances alter existing law, and more closely align military interrogation practices with prevailing civilian rules. Counsel should focus …
The Prohibition Of Group-Based Stereotypes In Jury Selection Procedures, Howard M. Klein
The Prohibition Of Group-Based Stereotypes In Jury Selection Procedures, Howard M. Klein
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Law - Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel - Burden On Defendant To Demonstrate That Serious Incompetency, Falling Measurably Below The Performance Ordinarily Expected Of Fallible Lawyers, Was Likely To Have Affected The Outcome Of Trial, Clifford H. Lange
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Functional Analysis Of The Effective Assistance Of Counsel, A Note, Bruce A. Green
A Functional Analysis Of The Effective Assistance Of Counsel, A Note, Bruce A. Green
Faculty Scholarship
The sixth amendment provides that in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right "to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence." The Supreme Court has construed this clause to guarantee to criminal defendants the "effective" assistance of counsel performing within a minimum standard of competency. Prevalent lower court interpretations of the right. to effective assistance require a showing that counsel's inadequate performance caused actual prejudice to the defendant's interest in obtaining an acquittal. Because most defendants are unable to demonstrate the actual impact upon the outcome of their trial of an attorney's departure from normal competency, courts …