RIGHT TO COUNSEL 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 1, 2010
Tags: right to counsel
Does an indigent defendant have a constitutional right to appointed counsel at a civil contempt proceeding that may result in his incarceration?
Justices to rule on indigent’s right to counsel
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 1, 2010
Tags: right to counsel
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether an indigent defendant has a constitutional right to appointed counsel at a civil contempt proceeding that might result in incarceration.
Right to counsel extended to initial bail hearings
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: October 8, 2010
Tags: bail hearings, Maryland, right to counsel
Criminal defendants have a right to counsel at initial bail hearings, a Baltimore judge has ruled.
However, Judge Alfred Nance stayed his decision to give the state a chance to appeal.
Court should have conducted appointed counsel inquiry
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 23, 2010
Tags: right to counsel
A trial court erred when it failed to engage in an independent inquiry to determine if a defendant was entitled to court-appointed counsel, a Maryland appellate court has ruled.
Confession need not be suppressed
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: July 30, 2009
Tags: confession, right to counsel
A suspect’s statements during police questioning were at best ambiguous requests for an attorney, and therefore his subsequent confession need not be suppressed, the Mississippi Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a murder conviction.
Defendant doesn’t have right to lawyer for post-conviction claim
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: July 27, 2009
Tags: right to counsel
A defendant does not have a constitutional right to the assistance of counsel in asserting a post-conviction claim when he had the benefit of counsel on direct appeal, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled.
Court to rule on ‘Miranda’ rights
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 22, 2009
Tags: Miranda, right to counsel
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Miranda v. Arizona requires police to expressly advise a suspect in custody that he or she has the right to have a lawyer present during an interrogation.
Police can question defendant after lawyer appointed
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 26, 2009
Tags: right to counsel, Sixth Amendment
A criminal defendant who waived his Miranda rights and then was given a lawyer can be questioned, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision overruling a 1986 case.
RIGHT TO COUNSEL
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: June 23, 2008
Tags: death penalty, right to counsel
Do prisoners sentenced under state law have the right to federally-appointed and funded legal counsel to pursue clemency actions under the Terrorist Death Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005?
U.S. Supreme Court. Harbison v. Bell, No. 07-8521. Certiorari granted June 23, 2008. Ruling below: 503 F.3d 566 (6th Cir. 2007).
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