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  2. Assistance of Counsel Clause - Wikipedia

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    As stated in Brewer v.Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977), the right to counsel "means at least that a person is entitled to the help of a lawyer at or after the time that judicial proceedings have been initiated against him, 'whether by way of formal charge, preliminary hearing, indictment, information, or arraignment. ' " [2] Brewer goes on to conclude that once adversarial proceedings have begun ...

  3. Gideon v. Wainwright - Wikipedia

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    Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own.

  4. List of landmark court decisions in the United States

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    Coryell, 6 Fed. Cas. 546 (C.C.E.D. Pa. 1823) Some of the rights protected by the Privileges and Immunities Clause include the freedom of movement through the states, the right of access to the courts, the right to purchase and hold property, an exemption from higher taxes than those paid by state residents, and the right to vote.

  5. Virginia Civil Procedure - Wikipedia

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    Thus, Virginia's unique system of "motion pleading" gradually supplanted the forms of action and traditional common law procedure. [1] Like other states, Virginia authorized the state supreme court to promulgate court rules governing civil procedure, and the Supreme Court of Appeals promulgated a comprehensive set of Rules of Court which became ...

  6. Strickland v. Washington - Wikipedia

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    Richardson stated in dictum that "the right to counsel is the right to effective counsel" confusion persisted in Circuit Courts about the standard for constitutionally "adequate legal assistance". [7] The Strickland standard is based on the Sixth Amendment's purpose to protect the right to a fair trial guaranteed by the Due Process Clause: [7] [9]

  7. Virginia Circuit Court - Wikipedia

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    In Virginia, default is filed automatically if the defendant fails to respond in any way within 21 days of service of process being effected. A defendant that defaults thereby waives further notice of proceedings (unless the defendant has an attorney of record), and waives the right to a jury trial in any further proceedings.

  8. List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Burger Court

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    Fifth Amendment and Civil Rights Act of 1964: United States v. Miller (1976) 425 U.S. 435 (1976) Fourth Amendment regarding financial information Hampton v. United States: 425 U.S. 484 (1976) Entrapment and drug distribution Estelle v. Williams: 425 U.S. 501 (1976) Trying a criminal defendant while he is clad in prison garb violates due process

  9. List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist ...

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    Due process rights of public employees in workplace when alleging violations of First Amendment rights PUD No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Department of Ecology: 511 U.S. 700 (1994) interpretation of §401 of the Clean Water Act: Farmer v. Brennan: 511 U.S. 825 (1994) civil liability under the Eighth Amendment for rape of a transgender ...