[BOOK][B] Defense counsel in criminal cases
CW Harlow - 2001 - books.google.com
CW Harlow
2001•books.google.comAlmost all persons charged with a felony in Federal and large State courts were represented
by counsel, either hired or appointed. But over a third of persons charged with a
misdemeanor in cases terminated in Federal court represented themselves (pro se) in court
proceedings prior to conviction, as did almost a third of those in local jails. Indigent defense
involves the use of publicly financed counsel to represent criminal defendants who are
unable to afford private counsel. At the end of their case approximately 66% of felony …
by counsel, either hired or appointed. But over a third of persons charged with a
misdemeanor in cases terminated in Federal court represented themselves (pro se) in court
proceedings prior to conviction, as did almost a third of those in local jails. Indigent defense
involves the use of publicly financed counsel to represent criminal defendants who are
unable to afford private counsel. At the end of their case approximately 66% of felony …
Almost all persons charged with a felony in Federal and large State courts were represented by counsel, either hired or appointed. But over a third of persons charged with a misdemeanor in cases terminated in Federal court represented themselves (pro se) in court proceedings prior to conviction, as did almost a third of those in local jails.
Indigent defense involves the use of publicly financed counsel to represent criminal defendants who are unable to afford private counsel. At the end of their case approximately 66% of felony Federal defendants and 82% of felony defendants in large State courts were represented by public defenders or assigned counsel.
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