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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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| Format | Adobe Acrobat PDF [Download Acrobat Reader] |
| Size | 26 Kb |
| 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 |