All Articles tagged public defender

• Justice Commentaries
  February 26, 2024 EDT
  JUDGING FEDERAL DEFENSE SYSTEMS: DOES THE TYPE OF COUNSEL REPRESENTING DEFENDANTS INFLUENCE OUTCOMES IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT?
  Richard D. HartleyKelly Roberts FreemanBryce Peterson

  By linking court and sentencing data from the Federal Justice Statistics Program, this Article examines the influence of the type of counsel in federal criminal cases.

• Justice Commentaries
  November 08, 2017 EDT
  ELIGIBILITY FOR COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL IN FEDERAL CASES: A REVIEW OF LEGISLATION AND CASE LAW
  Susan L. WynneMichael S. Vaughn

  This article examines statutory and case law to determine how eligibility decisions are made for criminal defendants in federal cases regarding their Sixth Amendment rights.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE TRIALS OF INDIGENT DEFENSE: TYPE OF COUNSEL AND CASE OUTCOMES IN FELONY JURY TRIALS
  Erin York Cornwell

  This article outlines how disparities in resources and differences in courtroom roles may put public defenders at a distinct disadvantage in cases adjudicated through trial.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  ME AND MR. JONES: A SYSTEMS-BASED ANALYSIS OF A CATASTROPHIC DEFENSE OUTCOME
  Pamela R. Metzger

  This article explains how data collection and analysis can improve public defender practice.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE TRIALS OF INDIGENT DEFENSE: TYPE OF COUNSEL AND CASE OUTCOMES IN FELONY JURY TRIALS
  Erin York Cornwell

  This article outlines how disparities in resources and differences in courtroom roles may put public defenders at a distinct disadvantage in cases adjudicated through trial.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  ME AND MR. JONES: A SYSTEMS-BASED ANALYSIS OF A CATASTROPHIC DEFENSE OUTCOME
  Pamela R. Metzger

  This article explains how data collection and analysis can improve public defender practice.