Georgia Indigent Defense Symposium, Remarks of H. Scott Wallace, Director of Defender Legal Services, NLADA
What are the biggest happenings in indigent defense nationally this year? Three words: Shelton Principles DNA (is that a word?). By Shelton, I mean the May 20 decision in Alabama v. Shelton, where the Supreme Court extended the right to counsel. By Principles, I mean the adoption by the American Bar Association of a wonderful document called the Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System. (I say wonderful because I co-wrote it.) By DNA, I mean – well, you know…
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Type Policy
Date 09/13/02
Creator Scott Wallace
National Legal Aid & Defender Assoc.
Jurisdiction(s) GA
Index Area(s) Government Relations, Federal Legislation, Standards