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4 results foundAuthor: Cape, Ed Title: Effective Criminal Defence in Europe: Executive Summary and Recommendations Summary: This executive summary provides an overview of the results of the research project entitled "Effective defence rights in the EU and access to justice: investigating and promoting best practice', which was conducted over a three year period commencing in September 2007. The aim of the project was to explore and compare access to effective defense in criminal proceedings across nine European jurisdiction. Details: Antwerp; Intersentia, 2010. 31p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2010 Country: Europe URL: Shelf Number: 119373 Keywords: CourtsCriminal ProceedingsDefense Attorneys |
Author: Anderson, James M. Title: How Much Difference Does the Lawyer Make? The Effect of Defense Counsel on Murder Case Outcomes Summary: One in five indigent murder defendants in Philadelphia are randomly assigned representation by public defenders while the remainder receive court-appointed private attorneys. The authors exploit this random assignment to measure how defense counsel affect murder case outcomes. Compared to appointed counsel, public defenders in Philadelphia reduce their clients' murder conviction rate by 19% and lower the probability that their clients receive a life sentence by 62%. Public defenders reduce overall expected time served in prison by 24%. They find no difference in the overall number of charges of which defendants are found guilty. When they apply methods used in past studies of the effect of counsel that did not use random assignment, they obtain far more modest estimated impacts, which suggests defendant sorting is an important confounder affecting past research. To understand possible explanations for the disparity in outcomes, they interviewed judges, public defenders, and attorneys who took appointments. Interviewees identified a variety of institutional factors in Philadelphia that decreased the likelihood that appointed counsel would prepare cases as well as the public defenders. The vast difference in outcomes for defendants assigned different counsel types raises important questions about the adequacy and fairness of the criminal justice system. Details: Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2011. 47p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed on January 21, 2012 at http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/2011/RAND_WR870.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/2011/RAND_WR870.pdf Shelf Number: 123716 Keywords: DefendantsDefense AttorneysHomelessnessHomicide |
Author: Pezdek, Kathy Title: A Preliminary Study of How Plea Bargaining Decisions by Prosecution and Defense Attorneys Are Affected by Eyewitness Factors Summary: This preliminary study attempted to assess how appraisals of the strength of eyewitness evidence affect plea bargaining decisions by prosecutors and defense attorneys. A sample of 93 defense attorneys and 46 prosecutors from matched counties in California participated. The attorneys had extensive experience practicing law and trying felony criminal cases in Superior Court. The attorneys were presented four scenarios in which two specific eyewitness factors – (a) same- versus cross-race identification and (b) prior contact or not – were experimentally manipulated in a factorial design. After reading each scenario, they were asked five questions regarding whether they would plea bargain the case, the lowest/highest plea bargain they would offer/accept, and their estimate of the probability that the defendant was guilty and the probability that they would win the case if it went to trial. This study attempted to experimentally assess how these typical decisions regarding plea bargaining are influenced by variations in the strength of two eyewitness factors, and the whether this pattern of results differs for prosecutors versus defense attorneys. Details: Claremont Graduate University, 2012. 46p. Source: Final Technical Report: Internet Resource: Accessed April 24, 2012 at https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/238136.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/238136.pdf Shelf Number: 125057 Keywords: Criminal EvidenceCriminal ProceedingsDefense AttorneysEyewitness IdentificationPlea BargainingProsecutors |
Author: University of California, Berkeley. School of Law. Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy Title: Los Angeles County Juvenile Indigent Defense System Summary: The County's juvenile indigent defense system was created over twenty years ago. Since that time, juvenile defense has evolved; defense attorney's roles have expanded; and attorneys are required to serve their client not only during all phases of the delinquency process, but including representation of the juvenile once his/her case has concluded. Defense attorneys are now expected to provide post-disposition representation which ensures the youth receives services ordered by the court, such as educational, medical and psychological; representation at post-disposition meetings; assisting with the sealing or expunging of records; and appealing of cases. Unfortunately, the County's system has not changed nor kept up-to-date with these new and expanding defense requirements. The aforementioned concerns and other system improvements are discussed in more detailed below and in the attached consultant’s report. Details: Berkeley, CA: The Institute, 2016. 258p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 9, 2016 at: http://file.lacounty.gov/bc/q1_2016/cms1_241526.pdf Year: 2016 Country: United States URL: http://file.lacounty.gov/bc/q1_2016/cms1_241526.pdf Shelf Number: 138614 Keywords: Defense AttorneysIndigent Defense, JuvenilesJuvenile OffendersLegal AidLegal Assistance to the PoorPublic Defenders |