Sentences with phrase «appointed counsel in the case»

«It is clear that, wherever the right - to - counsel line is to be drawn, it must be drawn so that an indigent has a right to appointed counsel in all cases in which there is a due process right to a jury trial.»

No Other Counsel — The prisoner must not be currently represented by another attorney in his or her criminal case, or have the right to appointed counsel in the case.

Not exact matches

«That was one of the bricks in the load that led me to conclude I have to step away from the department if we're to close this case credibly,» Comey said, adding that consideration of appointing a special counsel to oversee the matter was a valid suggestion but one that would have been unfair.

In accordance with convention, she was appointed as Queen's Counsel, although she had previously had no rights of audience in the higher courts, did not obtain them and never presented a case during her time as Solicitor General, or at alIn accordance with convention, she was appointed as Queen's Counsel, although she had previously had no rights of audience in the higher courts, did not obtain them and never presented a case during her time as Solicitor General, or at alin the higher courts, did not obtain them and never presented a case during her time as Solicitor General, or at all.

He has also been appointed class counsel in multiple class actions and resolved numerous mass tort cases.

Mr. Leopold is court - appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in two high - profile putative toxic tort class actions, including In re Flint Water Cases and Cape Fear River Contaminated Water Class Action Litigatioin two high - profile putative toxic tort class actions, including In re Flint Water Cases and Cape Fear River Contaminated Water Class Action LitigatioIn re Flint Water Cases and Cape Fear River Contaminated Water Class Action Litigation.

The Federal Pro Bono Program is a program in the District of Nevada which allows the court to appoint pro bono (unpaid) counsel for unrepresented, income - eligible litigants in certain civil cases.

(a) Argersinger v. Hamlin, supra, limits the constitutional right to appointed counsel in state criminal proceedings to a case that actually leads to imprisonment.

Although its analysis, like that in Gideon and other earlier cases, suggested that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel should apply to all state criminal prosecutions, Argersinger held only that an indigent defendant is entitled to appointed counsel, even in petty offenses punishable by six months of incarceration or less, if he is likely to be sentenced to incarceration for any time if convicted.

in Argersinger, the Court today retreats to the indefensible position that the Argersinger «actual imprisonment» standard is the only test for determining the boundary of the Sixth Amendment right to appointed counsel in state misdemeanor cases, thus necessarily deciding that, in many cases (such as this one), a defendant will have no right to appointed counsel even when he has a constitutional right to a jury trial.

Lawyers represented Cargill in a class action at the Supreme Court of Canada; won a gaming law case for the BC Lottery; acted as counsel for the College of Dentistry in a series of high - profile applications; represented the Federation of Law Societies in two major cases; and were appointed amicus curiae by the SCC in the senate reform reference.

(Ontario did not challenge the appointments in these cases, but the issue of whether it was appropriate to appoint amici to, in effect, act as defence counsel, was raised by two of the six interveners, the Attorneys General of British Columbia and Quebec).

Serving as court - appointed coordinating defense counsel in a number of asbestos cases consolidated in a special asbestos docket in Jefferson County, Alabama.

John was appointed counsel by a Federal Court for 23 consolidated school districts in asbestos property cases in Western Missouri.

He also has been appointed class counsel in a nationwide case against an entertainment business.

Finally, I'd be remiss not to mention that in general judicial discretion in many aspects of litigation is a desirable and useful occurrence, whether it manifests itself in the dismissal of a frivolous case or appointing counsel to an indigent defendant.

Also, since there is a right to counsel for indigent defendants in criminal cases, when a lawyer withdraws (especially for non-payment) the court now has to determine whether or not the client is indigent (which non-payment would typically support an inference of) and if so, the court must appoint a new lawyer who would have to do lots of redundant work to get up to speed in a case.

On May 14, 2010, Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer of the United States District Court for the Central District of California appointed Cohen Milstein lead counsel in the securities litigation case pending against Countrywide Financial Corporation.

In the circumstances of this case, it is my view that it is in the interests of justice to appoint counsel to assist Mr. Ahmed - Kadir to pursue the appeal of his conviction.&raquIn the circumstances of this case, it is my view that it is in the interests of justice to appoint counsel to assist Mr. Ahmed - Kadir to pursue the appeal of his conviction.&raquin the interests of justice to appoint counsel to assist Mr. Ahmed - Kadir to pursue the appeal of his conviction.»

Massachusetts HB 1285 Repeals requirement that counsel appointed or assigned to represent indigents within the private counsel division, except any counsel appointed or assigned to represent indigents within the private counsel division in a homicide case, shall be prohibited from accepting any new appointment or assignment to represent indigents after he has billed 1400 billable hours during any fiscal year.

In 2008, Larry was appointed Queen's Counsel and a Justice of the Peace, adjudicating Small Claims cases.

Whilst you will appoint your legal counsel on their knowledge of the law, what is also key is the ability to run your cases efficiently, keep costs under control, and manage inherent risk in what is often a complex project - all skills of a good project manager.

When selecting cases we can only take cases from Pennsylvania state or federal court, where the convicted individual had no role in the incident that led to the conviction, and where the individual does not have an attorney or have the right to appointed counsel.

This specialized unit assists public and private counsel attorneys with the forensic aspects of their appointed cases by providing advice and assistance in using a forensic expert, and supplying training and other resources in the various forensic disciplines.

Because of our financial acumen and our credibility in the courtroom, we have been appointed lead counsel in virtually every major recent financial manipulation case — including those asserting manipulation in CDS markets, ISDAfix, gold pricing, Interest Rate Swaps, and sub-sovereign and agency bonds.

In 2008, Larry was appointed Queen's Counsel and a Judicial Justice of the Peace, adjudicating Small Claims cases.

Appointed as special corporate counsel for the City of Chicago to represent the City in a case where the City was accused of not making legislative appropriations for festivals.

In the present case, the Court held, «where a party forms the view that the divergence of interests between the insurer and its insured is such that the insured's representation by counsel appointed by the insurer might prejudice the fairness of a trial, the party is obliged to seek appropriate relief promptly from the court, certainly well before trial.»

In addition to instruction by the adjunct professor, students will have an opportunity to work with an attorney appointed to the case by the Alternate Defense Counsel of Colorado.

Nonetheless, the Court of Appeal did not appoint counsel for him, because the case was not complex, the Court could make a determination and the Crown had a duty to «assist the Court in ensuring that the appellant receives a fair trial» (para. 28).

In cases where parties do not have counsel at the CCB, or wish to act on their own, the Court may appoint counsel as amicus curiae, or «friend of the Court».

In some cases, the SC court may appoint you counsel if you can prove indigence.

Vermont courts do not appoint counsel to defendants in traffic violation cases.

In some cases, minor's counsel is appointed for the child.

She has served as a Judge Pro Tem in the Family Law Division in Contra Costa County, and as Court - appointed Minor's Counsel in numerous cases.

He became a Queen's Counsel in 1993 and was appointed a High Court judge in 2000 after 30 years as a family law specialist barrister, dealing with complex cases of family break up, especially those which involve children.

Because Family Court Services no longer provides comprehensive child custody evaluations, along with the high cost of private evaluations, judges are appointing more Minor's Counsel in custody cases.

She has litigated and mediated in hundreds of family law cases and have frequently served as a court - appointed minors counsel.