Attorneys Question New Contracts for Representing Poor Defendants

Attorneys question new contracts for representing poor defendants

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Clarence Earl Gideon stood before a Florida court, accused of breaking into a pool hall and stealing money from a cash register. He was too poor to …. However, I am still hopeful that we can improve this new program so that it does what it is suppose …
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A Forest of Poisonous Trees: The US Criminal (In)Justice System – Truthout

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After decades of escalation beginning with Nixon's war on drugs, followed by the Reagan-era crack scare, Clinton's massive expansion of police on the street and this century's war on terror, the US criminal justice system has transformed into a tool of …
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Ex-Tenn. judge sentenced in drugs, sex scheme

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Ex-Tenn. judge sentenced in drugs, sex scheme – Fox29 WFLX TV, West Palm Beach, Florida- …. from the bench and pleaded guilty in March 2011 to a state charge of official misconduct after a probe by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found he was …
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Welfare changes move through NC General Assembly

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If those employees diagnose a substance abuse problem the applicant or recipient must enter a treatment program and submit to drug testing to continue qualifying for benefits. Sen. Jim Davis, R-Macon and the … Most recently, a federal appeals court …
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