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Additional News Coverage of Rothgery

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At Legal Times, Tony Mauro reports, "Supreme Court Says Right to Counsel Begins With First Appearance Before Judge."A defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches at his first appearance before a magistrate, whether or not the prosecutor is also on hand, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.   The Court's 8-1 decision in Rothgery v. Gillespie County, Texas, came as the justices began their final week before adjourning for the summer. The justices will take the bench again on Wednesday and possibly one other day this week.   The ruling in Rothgery dealt with a Texas "magistration" procedure under which a defendant goes before a magistrate judge, has bail set, and can be imprisoned -- all without the involvement of a prosecutor or the appointment of defense counsel...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 24, 2008 (boomark / email).