Set Up to Fail: Bail and the Revolving Door of Pre
... 30 years, and 2005 marked the first time in Canadian history that our provincial institutions were primarily being used to detain people prior to any finding of guilt, rather than after they had been convicted and sentenced.3 While questions remain about what is driving the rise in pre-trial detenti ...
... 30 years, and 2005 marked the first time in Canadian history that our provincial institutions were primarily being used to detain people prior to any finding of guilt, rather than after they had been convicted and sentenced.3 While questions remain about what is driving the rise in pre-trial detenti ...
professional responsibility
... ABA Model Code of Conduct (“Code” of Professional Responsibility) a) approved in 1969; adopted by the ABA in 1970 b) adopted soon thereafter by all 50 states w/ some slight modification in certain states c) Elements of the Code ...
... ABA Model Code of Conduct (“Code” of Professional Responsibility) a) approved in 1969; adopted by the ABA in 1970 b) adopted soon thereafter by all 50 states w/ some slight modification in certain states c) Elements of the Code ...
Georgia Death Penalty Assessment Report
... Fairness and accuracy together form the foundation of the American criminal justice system. As our capital punishment system now stands, however, we fall short in protecting these bedrock principles. Our system cannot claim to provide due process or protect the innocent unless it provides a fair and ...
... Fairness and accuracy together form the foundation of the American criminal justice system. As our capital punishment system now stands, however, we fall short in protecting these bedrock principles. Our system cannot claim to provide due process or protect the innocent unless it provides a fair and ...
United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in
... States to guarantee the basic right to legal aid of persons detained, arrested or imprisoned,9 suspected10 or accused of, or charged with a criminal offence, while expanding legal aid to include others who come into contact with the criminal justice system and diversifying legal aid delivery schemes ...
... States to guarantee the basic right to legal aid of persons detained, arrested or imprisoned,9 suspected10 or accused of, or charged with a criminal offence, while expanding legal aid to include others who come into contact with the criminal justice system and diversifying legal aid delivery schemes ...
Appendix 4 - Institutional Research and Effectiveness
... In felonies, bail is usually first set at the initial ____________________ stage of the judicial process. ...
... In felonies, bail is usually first set at the initial ____________________ stage of the judicial process. ...
The impact of federalization: an original analysis
... estimate assumes that all thefts, drug cases, violent crimes, and fraud cases are concurrent jurisdiction, which may be insufficient. This definition is too broad for concurrent jurisdiction because it includes cases that may have been exclusive crimes or cases that occurred in exclusive federal loc ...
... estimate assumes that all thefts, drug cases, violent crimes, and fraud cases are concurrent jurisdiction, which may be insufficient. This definition is too broad for concurrent jurisdiction because it includes cases that may have been exclusive crimes or cases that occurred in exclusive federal loc ...
2003 ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of
... The first edition of this Guideline stated that the objective in providing counsel in death penalty cases should be to ensure the provision of “quality legal representation.” The language has been amended to call for “high quality legal representation” to emphasize that, because of the extraordinary ...
... The first edition of this Guideline stated that the objective in providing counsel in death penalty cases should be to ensure the provision of “quality legal representation.” The language has been amended to call for “high quality legal representation” to emphasize that, because of the extraordinary ...
Overall Instructions for Pro Bono Lawyers: How to Determine
... Good Conduct Time Credit. The PPPI’s “Time Served” figure does not include earned GCT credit, but earned GCT credit appears on the same page. GCT credit accrues at the rate of 47 days per year of sentence imposed. Inmates can lose GCT credit only for serious incidents (100-200 series violations) of ...
... Good Conduct Time Credit. The PPPI’s “Time Served” figure does not include earned GCT credit, but earned GCT credit appears on the same page. GCT credit accrues at the rate of 47 days per year of sentence imposed. Inmates can lose GCT credit only for serious incidents (100-200 series violations) of ...
chapter one: defining and proving crimes
... 5. Retribution—vindicating a wrong. The public relies on the legal system to vindicate wrongs, which lessens the desire for private revenge II. Sources of Criminal Law A. Common Law—judge-made law, which defines crimes and establishes the rules of criminal responsibility according to custom and trad ...
... 5. Retribution—vindicating a wrong. The public relies on the legal system to vindicate wrongs, which lessens the desire for private revenge II. Sources of Criminal Law A. Common Law—judge-made law, which defines crimes and establishes the rules of criminal responsibility according to custom and trad ...
Marlon D. McKnight v. State of Indiana
... October 15, 2009: McKnight filed a Motion for Early Trial pursuant to Criminal Rule 4(B)(1). The court granted McKnight’s motion, and set the trial date for October 26, 2009. October 26, 2009: The jury trial began. However, during voir dire the State filed a motion for mistrial due to impermissible ...
... October 15, 2009: McKnight filed a Motion for Early Trial pursuant to Criminal Rule 4(B)(1). The court granted McKnight’s motion, and set the trial date for October 26, 2009. October 26, 2009: The jury trial began. However, during voir dire the State filed a motion for mistrial due to impermissible ...
CHAPTER 2 - American Bar Association
... disclosed documents and tangible objects. 4) Each jurisdiction should establish policies and procedures to ensure that prosecutors and others under the control or direction of prosecutors who engage in misconduct of any kind are appropriately disciplined, that any such misconduct is disclosed to the ...
... disclosed documents and tangible objects. 4) Each jurisdiction should establish policies and procedures to ensure that prosecutors and others under the control or direction of prosecutors who engage in misconduct of any kind are appropriately disciplined, that any such misconduct is disclosed to the ...
Best Interests Equals Zealous Advocacy: a Not So Radical View of
... creation or preservation" of false evidence, or "[c]ounsel or assist his client in conduct that the lawyer knows to be illegal or fraudulent"). Therefore, in this instance, the attorney, knowing her client is guilty, cannot allow him to take the stand and give perjurious testimony even if the client ...
... creation or preservation" of false evidence, or "[c]ounsel or assist his client in conduct that the lawyer knows to be illegal or fraudulent"). Therefore, in this instance, the attorney, knowing her client is guilty, cannot allow him to take the stand and give perjurious testimony even if the client ...
Grooming Tomorrow`s Change Agents: The Role of Law Schools in
... nation’s law enforcement machinery violates our most cherished ideals. Everything we stand for as a nation is tarnished by our failure to administer criminal justice consistent with our ideals. Much has been written about how broken our criminal justice system is and what we need to do to right its ...
... nation’s law enforcement machinery violates our most cherished ideals. Everything we stand for as a nation is tarnished by our failure to administer criminal justice consistent with our ideals. Much has been written about how broken our criminal justice system is and what we need to do to right its ...
Document
... put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” 6th Amendment: “In all criminal pro ...
... put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” 6th Amendment: “In all criminal pro ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES COUNSEL Radha Iyengar
... ensure this right, the government pays attorneys to represent financially needy clients. In the U.S. federal court system, indigent defendants are represented by either public defenders who are salaried employees of the court or private attorneys, known as Criminal Justice Act (CJA) attorneys, who a ...
... ensure this right, the government pays attorneys to represent financially needy clients. In the U.S. federal court system, indigent defendants are represented by either public defenders who are salaried employees of the court or private attorneys, known as Criminal Justice Act (CJA) attorneys, who a ...
sentenced more harshly
... Indigent Defense Counsel Fifty years after the celebrated Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright held that indigent defendants have a right to publicly appointed defense counsel in all criminal trials,33 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder declared that “America’s indigent defense counsel systems ...
... Indigent Defense Counsel Fifty years after the celebrated Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright held that indigent defendants have a right to publicly appointed defense counsel in all criminal trials,33 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder declared that “America’s indigent defense counsel systems ...
Racial Disparities in the United States Criminal Justice System
... Indigent Defense Counsel Fifty years after the celebrated Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright held that indigent defendants have a right to publicly appointed defense counsel in all criminal trials, 33 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder declared that “America’s indigent defense counsel system ...
... Indigent Defense Counsel Fifty years after the celebrated Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright held that indigent defendants have a right to publicly appointed defense counsel in all criminal trials, 33 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder declared that “America’s indigent defense counsel system ...
Report of The Sentencing Project to the United Nations Human
... Indigent Defense Counsel Fifty years after the celebrated Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright held that indigent defendants have a right to publicly appointed defense counsel in all criminal trials, 33 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder declared that “America’s indigent defense counsel system ...
... Indigent Defense Counsel Fifty years after the celebrated Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright held that indigent defendants have a right to publicly appointed defense counsel in all criminal trials, 33 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder declared that “America’s indigent defense counsel system ...
The right to counsel in Utah
... two states requiring local governments to fund and administer all indigent defense services. Though it is not believed to be unconstitutional for a state to delegate its constitutional responsibilities to its counties and cities, in doing so the state must guarantee that local governments are not on ...
... two states requiring local governments to fund and administer all indigent defense services. Though it is not believed to be unconstitutional for a state to delegate its constitutional responsibilities to its counties and cities, in doing so the state must guarantee that local governments are not on ...
Simplification project
... management processes have been tested, in the summary jurisdiction at the Tauranga and Manukau District Courts. An evaluation of these tests will be made available to stakeholders when they are available. Additional consultation papers on particular topics will be released, as required, during the r ...
... management processes have been tested, in the summary jurisdiction at the Tauranga and Manukau District Courts. An evaluation of these tests will be made available to stakeholders when they are available. Additional consultation papers on particular topics will be released, as required, during the r ...
Gideon v. Wainwright – From a 1963 Perspective
... 16. See Gideon, 372 U.S. at 351 (Harlan, J., concurring). 17. See Israel, supra note 1, at 267. The Brief for Petitioner stressed that only five states would be impacted by overruling Betts, and even there, some counties regularly appointed counsel in felony cases. “The task here,” it noted, “is ess ...
... 16. See Gideon, 372 U.S. at 351 (Harlan, J., concurring). 17. See Israel, supra note 1, at 267. The Brief for Petitioner stressed that only five states would be impacted by overruling Betts, and even there, some counties regularly appointed counsel in felony cases. “The task here,” it noted, “is ess ...
view - TIDC
... (a) As soon as possible following arrest, and in any event not later than the Article 15.17 hearing, the arresting law enforcement agency shall provide each arrested person who wants to request appointment of counsel with a form 4 approved by the judges on which the arrested person will provide unde ...
... (a) As soon as possible following arrest, and in any event not later than the Article 15.17 hearing, the arresting law enforcement agency shall provide each arrested person who wants to request appointment of counsel with a form 4 approved by the judges on which the arrested person will provide unde ...
The Trial Process (cont.)
... Provide for a control over hearsay evidence and allows the veracity of witnesses to be challenged Helps the accused in preparation of a defense to know who will ...
... Provide for a control over hearsay evidence and allows the veracity of witnesses to be challenged Helps the accused in preparation of a defense to know who will ...
Ethics and Confidentiality
... Option 2 – Revocable Consents • “Unlikely” the individual will revoke consent if it means they will be in violation of terms of sentence. • Saves Court work – no orders • If revoked, programs will have to inform court that a 42 CFR Part 2 court order is needed. • Consent needs to describe specifica ...
... Option 2 – Revocable Consents • “Unlikely” the individual will revoke consent if it means they will be in violation of terms of sentence. • Saves Court work – no orders • If revoked, programs will have to inform court that a 42 CFR Part 2 court order is needed. • Consent needs to describe specifica ...
