Our country. On march 16, 1963, the court said you have a right to a lawyer. Even though it had been part of the constitution as the 6th amendment for years and years it was not recognized it was a right until they said it was an obligation by the state to provide a lawyer. It never would have happened unless gideon, a drifter who had been involved convicted for robbing a pool hall. At that time unless you were charged with a capital offense, you would not be given a lawyer. You had to represent yourself. The gideon decision changed that for felony cases and that brought other cases. But this is still a basic right that we are fighting for each and every day there was a New York Times article yesterday, its called the right to council. Badly battered add at 50. In miami they handle more than 550,000 cases a year. All of city and county systems that pretty much rely on local funding to provide public defenders. In kentucky, 68 percent of poor people accused of misdemeanor short up for a
The most significant dimensions our country. On march 16, 1963, the court said you have a right to a lawyer. Even though it had been part of the constitution as the 6th amendment for years and years it was not recognized it was a right until they said it was an obligation by the state to provide a lawyer. It never would have happened unless gideon, a drifter who had been involved convicted for robbing a pool hall. At that time unless you were charged with a capital offense, you would not be given a lawyer. You had to represent yourself. The gideon decision changed that for felony cases and that brought other cases. But this is still a basic right that we are fighting for each and every day there was a New York Times article yesterday, its called the right to council. Badly battered add at 50. In miami they handle more than 550,000 cases a year. All of city and county systems that pretty much rely on local funding to provide public defenders. In kentucky, 68 percent of poor people accus
Should be defended at no cost. Where journalist and concerned citizens will gather at the San Francisco public defenders 2013 justice summit on march 19 to discuss ways to better fulfill gideons promise justice for all where clarence combid gideon convicted to be stealing change at a pool hall. He wrote a petition to the Supreme Court from his jail cell arguing that his rights had been violated. He presented a victory for civil rights and justice. San francisco one of the first cities in the United States to establish a Public Defenders Office opened its doors in 1921. Whereas gideons promise lives on in the San Francisco Public Defenders Office which service 25,000 indigent people every year. Whereas city of the San Francisco joined with the public defenders and the legal aid lawyers to celebrate the right to counsel. Therefore be it resolved the San Francisco march 18th as gideon versus wayne right day as acknowledgment for the 50 years of the United States landmark decision as well
10th annual public defenders summit. Im so excited to be here today. Our office has been putting on this summit for the past 10 years. We draw together attorneys, community leaders, nonprofit leaders and directors and people committed to improving the criminal Justice System. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of the Supreme Court decision. One of the most significant dimensions our country. On march 16, 1963, the court said you have a right to a lawyer. Even though it had been part of the constitution as the 6th amendment for years and years it was not recognized it was a right until they said it was an obligation by the state to provide a lawyer. It never would have happened unless gideon, a drifter who had been involved convicted for robbing a pool hall. At that time unless you were charged with a capital offense, you would not be given a l
Justice system. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of the Supreme Court decision. One of the most significant dimensions our country. On march 16, 1963, the court said you have a right to a lawyer. Even though it had been part of the constitution as the 6th amendment for years and years it was not recognized it was a right until they said it was an obligation by the state to provide a lawyer. It never would have happened unless gideon, a drifter who had been involved convicted for robbing a pool hall. At that time unless you were charged with a capital offense, you would not be given a lawyer. You had to represent yourself. The gideon decision changed that for felony cases and that brought other cases. But this is still a basic right that we are fighting for each and every day there was a New York Times article yesterday, its called the right