The State of Maine currently uses a system of private assigned counsel to provide high quality indigent legal services, with oversight and guidance from the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides for the right to counsel for criminal defendants, regardless of a defendant’s ability to pay. In 2002, the American Bar Association established ten black letter principles, Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System, that every jurisdiction should follow to ensure quality and efficient representation for indigent clients. However, nationwide research conducted by the NLADA and the Sixth Amendment Center identified three ABA Principles most often overlooked by indigent lega...
In the United States, the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to counsel. In c...
The Maine Legislature should enact a new statute to award attorney’s fees in civil cases to poor lit...
In the United States, defendants in both federal and state prosecutions have the constitutional righ...
The State of Maine currently uses a system of private assigned counsel to provide high quality indig...
This Comment will examine briefly the history of the right to counsel and the accompanying right to ...
Spangenberg and Beeman describe the structure and funding of the systems of delivery of legal servic...
Many indigent defense systems across the country lack sufficient resources and the appropriate admin...
The Right to Counsel in Mississippi: Evaluation of Adult Felony Trial Level Indigent Defense Service
The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all people accused of a crime the right to legal ...
Focus on Professional Services piece on Maine\u27s system for disciplining lawyers, which draws cri...
The Georgia Indigent Defense Act creates a state-wide public defender system overseen by the Georgia...
The ABA Criminal Justice Standards have been recognized by the Supreme Court as one of the most impo...
The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel for indigent defendants. Even though a constitut...
The indigent defense delivery system in the United States is in a state of crisis. Public defenders ...
A fundamental principal of our nation\u27s criminal justice system is that regardless of financial s...
In the United States, the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to counsel. In c...
The Maine Legislature should enact a new statute to award attorney’s fees in civil cases to poor lit...
In the United States, defendants in both federal and state prosecutions have the constitutional righ...
The State of Maine currently uses a system of private assigned counsel to provide high quality indig...
This Comment will examine briefly the history of the right to counsel and the accompanying right to ...
Spangenberg and Beeman describe the structure and funding of the systems of delivery of legal servic...
Many indigent defense systems across the country lack sufficient resources and the appropriate admin...
The Right to Counsel in Mississippi: Evaluation of Adult Felony Trial Level Indigent Defense Service
The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all people accused of a crime the right to legal ...
Focus on Professional Services piece on Maine\u27s system for disciplining lawyers, which draws cri...
The Georgia Indigent Defense Act creates a state-wide public defender system overseen by the Georgia...
The ABA Criminal Justice Standards have been recognized by the Supreme Court as one of the most impo...
The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel for indigent defendants. Even though a constitut...
The indigent defense delivery system in the United States is in a state of crisis. Public defenders ...
A fundamental principal of our nation\u27s criminal justice system is that regardless of financial s...
In the United States, the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to counsel. In c...
The Maine Legislature should enact a new statute to award attorney’s fees in civil cases to poor lit...
In the United States, defendants in both federal and state prosecutions have the constitutional righ...