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New Brennen Center report on court-appointed defense counsel

By Douglas A. Berman

I just received this notice via e-mail: Today the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law releases a new report, "Eligible for Justice," exposing the lack of standards for determining who is eligible for court-appointed defense counsel. In a national study, the Brennan Center found that many jurisdictions use flawed screening processes to separate those who can afford counsel from those who cannot, and as a result are denying government-funded defense counsel to people who should receive it.  The report covers unfair practices in effect in states including Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, and Nebraska, and highlights best practices in others, like Massachusetts, Washington, and Vermont.More details about the report (and a link to a summary and the full documents) can be accessed at this link...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 16, 2008 (boomark / email).