Sentences with phrase «appointment of counsel»

Furthermore, public defender systems have proved economically feasible, and the establishment of such systems to replace appointment of private attorneys can keep costs at acceptable levels even when the number of cases requiring appointment of counsel increases dramatically.

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL KRS 31.110 (1)(a)-- Any indigent person charged with felony, misdemeanor or any offense which could result in his confinement is entitled to be represented by an attorney provided by the Commonwealth.

In a recent amicus brief to the Alaska Supreme Court, the American Bar Association (ABA) argues that the Alaskan Constitution requires appointment of counsel to an indigent parent in a child custody case when a private lawyer represents the other party.

[W] e believe that the central premise of Argersinger — that actual imprisonment is a penalty different in kind from fines or the mere threat of imprisonment — is eminently sound, and warrants adoption of actual imprisonment as the line defining the constitutional right to appointment of counsel.

Not only is the «actual imprisonment» standard unprecedented as the exclusive test, but also the problems inherent in its application demonstrate the superiority of an «authorized imprisonment» standard that would require the appointment of counsel for indigents accused of any offense for which imprisonment for any time is authorized.

found by Gideon to require the appointment of counsel.

The counsel crisis (which had over 120 clients awaiting the appointment of counsel) was temporarily relieved on February 23, when over 30 attorneys appeared to accept new assignments at the temporary rate of $ 75 / hour.

As such, no appointment of counsel was deemed necessary.

He requested the appointment of counsel and of an expert witness to assist him in the litigation, pointing out sensibly that he needed «verifying medical evidence» to support his claim.

Appeals which are void of merit will not be helped by the appointment of counsel.

Note that unless the federal prisoner is entitled to an evidentiary hearing, or other special circumstances exist, he or she not entitled to the appointment of counsel.

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