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U.S. Government Accountability Office Issues Report on Federal Funding for #indigentdefense bit.ly/KnrvMc 3:54 PM May 9th via HootSuite
Court issues decisions in ineffective assistance of counsel in plea bargain cases Missouri v. Frye and Lafler v. Cooper bit.ly/HXVHe2 12:10 PM Apr 5th via web
Got excessive caseloads? New book offers wealth of information for #indigentdefense attorneys: bit.ly/vpW2zV #righttocounsel 6:33 AM Dec 15th, 2011 via web
State-sanctioned commission says PA fails the Sixth Amendment. bit.ly/uVmapq #indigentdefense #righttocounsel 11:56 AM Dec 12th, 2011 via web
#Utah prosecutor holds #indigentdefense purse strings. bit.ly/srxEKi #righttocounsel 1:03 PM Nov 21st, 2011 via web
6th Amend. absent in #KY lower courts: bit.ly/tKUe57 #righttocounsel #indigentdefense 1:38 PM Nov 16th, 2011 via web
Despite laws to the contrary, #NOLA DA says no, if you post bail you probably aren’t entitled to a public defender. bit.ly/ulzLHY 6:50 AM Nov 9th, 2011 via web
Will #WA S.Ct. approve caseload cap standards over county & DAs opposition? bit.ly/uMPhdr #righttocounsel #indigentdefense 12:27 PM Nov 8th, 2011 via web
New NCJA report on distribution of federal funding to local criminal justice systems. bit.ly/oAoZMO #indigentdefense #rightocounsel 12:54 PM Oct 20th, 2011 via web
#Utah Court latest to hold that the right to counsel extends to the partially indigent bit.ly/ofAviv #righttocounsel #indigentdefense 9:26 AM Oct 20th, 2011 via web
#Pittsburgh symptomatic of #PA 6th Amendment problems. bit.ly/ohm8PR #righttocounsel #indigentdefense 8:40 AM Oct 17th, 2011 via web
Thanks for the shout out @eamcintyre! Read all of our Gideon Alerts at nlada.net/jseri #indigentdefense #righttocounsel 1:52 PM Oct 13th, 2011 via web in reply to eamcintyre
#Mich Gov. Ex. Order is 1st step toward meeting Gideon’s promise. bit.ly/mZkLWZ #righttocounsel #indigentdefense 1:14 PM Oct 13th, 2011 via web
Idaho's misdemeanor probation systems may violate state Constitution. Failed misd defense systems compound the problem bit.ly/r4bbRJ 12:02 PM Oct 13th, 2011 via web
@sltrib and @deseretnews react to @acluutah #indigentdefense report with appropriate levels of shock and outrage: bit.ly/pzuEYV 7:54 AM Aug 29th, 2011 via web
Utah prosecutors supervise #indigentdefense work. Where did the adversarial process go? bit.ly/pDFUHR #righttocounsel 8:54 AM Aug 26th, 2011 via web
@TNCourts proposes rule change allowing flat-fee contracts. bit.ly/nIIh6Q #righttocounsel #indigentdefense 1:19 PM Aug 23rd, 2011 via web
As #AZ cuts $, Cochise County struggles to balance fiscal concerns with its constitutional obligations. bit.ly/od9jTI #righttocounsel 11:12 AM Aug 16th, 2011 via web
@WashoeCounty DA actions may subvert 6th Amendment. bit.ly/pY0dG8 #righttocounsel #indigentdefense #NV 11:14 AM Aug 8th, 2011 via web
AG Holder asks journalists to keep focus on deficiencies in the delivery of right to counsel services: bit.ly/rddBFJ #indigentdefense 7:55 AM Aug 5th, 2011 via web

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