Fri., March 19, 2010 5:06pm (EDT)
Articles Tagged "indigent defense"
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Wed., February 24, 2010 12:39pmGeorgia's struggling public defender system must provide attorneys to handle the appeals of dozens of convicted criminals who claim the state is denying them their constitutional rights, a judge said in an order Tuesday.
Sat., February 6, 2010 10:55am
A judge heard arguments Friday in a case over whether the state has failed to provide lawyers for hundreds of poor people in jail to appeal their convictions. The Southern Center for Human Rights wants the court to force the state to come up with the money to pay the lawyers.
Tue., December 15, 2009 7:27pm
Yet another lawsuit has been filed against the state for failing to provide lawyers for poor defendants.
Tue., November 10, 2009 6:16pm
The case began with Justice Hugh Thompson asking if “this is the case that’s going to determine whether Georgia can afford the death penalty.”
