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Access to Counsel for Defendants in Lower Criminal Courts
Justice System Journal ( IF 0.707 ) Pub Date : 2021-09-15 , DOI: 10.1080/0098261x.2021.1927267
Alyssa M. Clark 1 , Andrew L. B. Davies 2 , Karise M. Curtis 3
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Abstract

Criminal defendants unable to afford an attorney are entitled to one for free in the United States, but how and when they obtain access to that lawyer is another question. We examine judicial attitudes and behavior in granting access to counsel in areas where logistics are particularly forbidding. Based on survey responses from 1,091 magistrate judges presiding in lower criminal courts in suburban and rural jurisdictions in upstate New York, we describe both the procedures used to determine defendants’ financial eligibility for free counsel, and the logistical challenges that surround securing the physical presence of a lawyer at the first appearance in court. We find that judges strongly favor counsel’s presence in order to maintain courtroom efficiency, and sometimes depart from strict interpretation of financial eligibility guidelines to ensure representation. We introduce the concept of the “procedurally precautious judge” to describe the way these respondents carefully preserve the appearance of integrity in court operations even while availability of counsel for defendants is limited.



中文翻译:

在下级刑事法院为被告提供律师服务

摘要

在美国,无力聘请律师的刑事被告有权免费获得一名律师,但他们如何以及何时获得该律师的帮助是另一个问题。我们研究了在物流特别禁止的领域中授予律师访问权的司法态度和行为。根据 1,091 名在纽约州北部郊区和农村司法管辖区的下级刑事法院主持的地方法官的调查答复,我们描述了用于确定被告获得免费律师的经济资格的程序,以及围绕确保律师的实际存在所面临的后勤挑战。第一次出庭时的律师。我们发现法官强烈支持律师在场以保持法庭效率,有时会偏离对财务资格准则的严格解释以确保代表性。我们引入了“程序谨慎法官”的概念,以描述这些被告在法庭运作中谨慎维护完整性的方式,即使被告的律师有限。

更新日期:2021-09-15
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