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  2. 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.

  3. Marsden motion - Wikipedia

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    A Marsden motion is the only means by which a criminal defendant can fire a court-appointed attorney or communicate directly with a judge in a California state court. [1] It is based on a defendant's claim that the attorney is providing ineffective assistance or has a conflict with the defendant.

  4. American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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    Demands conformity with MRPC of attorneys appointed by a district court as counsel for defendants unable to afford representation under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964. [54] United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: Attorneys are subject to multiple sets of rules including the MRPC. [55] United States Court of Appeals for the ...

  5. Court-appointed lawyers are a constitutional right. But in RI ...

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    The rules require a court-appointed lawyer to secure a court order to allow the expense of hiring an investigator, which cannot exceed $500 initially. If the investigator fees are higher, the ...

  6. Defense by court-appointed attorneys is a constitutional ...

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    Sixty-one years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Gideon v. Wainwright , ruling unanimously that criminal defendants in state courts had the right to the assistance of counsel guaranteed by the ...

  7. Public defender (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a public defender is a lawyer appointed by the courts and provided by the state or federal governments to represent and advise those charged with a crime or crimes who cannot afford to hire a private attorney.

  8. Iowa Supreme Court is Considering if the State Can Charge ...

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    The Iowa Supreme Court is being asked to consider, again, if state courts can bill poor defendants for their court-appointed lawyers, even when they're acquitted or the charges against them are ...

  9. Public defender - Wikipedia

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    The term public defender in the United States is often used to describe a lawyer who is appointed by a court to represent a defendant who cannot afford to hire an attorney. More correctly, a public defender is a lawyer who works for a public defender's office, a government-funded agency that provides legal representation to indigent defendants.