Public Defenders

News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Stealth Lawyer: Dawn Porter, Filmmaker, 'Gideon's Army'

The Second Circuit On Appointed Counsel And The Perils Of Hiring A Lawyer For A Federal Criminal Case

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 5/16/2013

Most people who are accused of a crime in federal court are unable to pay for a lawyer and have one appointed for them....more

Short Wins - Is It Unseemly That DOJ Asks For New Prosecutors While Federal Defenders Are Being Laid Off?

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/15/2013

Three opinions are in this week's "short wins" - on restitution calculation, competency in a bank robbery case, and the Fair Sentencing Act....more

Short Wins - Public Defender Withdrawals Of Two Kinds

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/11/2013

Last week was an active week in the federal appeals courts. Perhaps most interesting - especially to those who are concerned about the state of our federal public defenders - is the Second Circuit's opinion in United...more

Short Wins - More On The Federal Defender Budget Mess And The Withering Sixth Amendment

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/1/2013

Two wins in the Eighth Circuit - nice. Other than that, it's a whole lot of resentencing news. In news related to last week's short wins post, though, where I lamented that Assistant Federal Public Defenders will be...more

Do The Right Thing: Get Good Legal Advice

by Law Offices of Gregory S. Robey on 3/13/2013

Abraham Lincoln once said that a man who represents himself has a fool for a client. In criminal defense cases, Mr. Lincoln had it right....more

Stealth Lawyer: Dawn Porter, Filmmaker, 'Gideon's Army' [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/27/2013

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Dawn Porter, a filmmaker, discusses her new HBO documentary "Gideon's Army" which follows a group of young public defenders in the Deep South who contend with long hours, low pay and staggering...more

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The Second Circuit On Appointed Counsel And The Perils Of Hiring A Lawyer For A Federal Criminal Case

Short Wins - Is It Unseemly That DOJ Asks For New Prosecutors While Federal Defenders Are Being Laid Off?

Short Wins - Public Defender Withdrawals Of Two Kinds

Short Wins - More On The Federal Defender Budget Mess And The Withering Sixth Amendment

Do The Right Thing: Get Good Legal Advice

Stealth Lawyer: Dawn Porter, Filmmaker, 'Gideon's Army' [Video]

Stealth Lawyer: Dawn Porter, Filmmaker, 'Gideon's Army' [Video]

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