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“Anyone charged with a crime that can result in jail or prison time is entitled to legal representation.
In the familiar line from the Miranda warning, “You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you.”
A new report from the Legal Aid Justice Center of Richmond beams the spotlight on how Virginia’s courts “turn the screws” on poor criminal defendants – by charging them later for their attorneys.