Chasing Gideon : the elusive quest for poor people's justice /

"On March 18, 1963, in one of its most significant legal decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that all defendants facing significant jail time have the constitutional right to a free attorney if they cannot afford their own. Fifty years later, 80 percent o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Houppert, Karen, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : The New Press, [2013]
Temas:
Legal assistance to the poor > United States.
Right to counsel > United States.
Droit à un défenseur > États-Unis.
Aide juridique aux pauvres > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Legal assistance to the poor
Right to counsel
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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