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Alabama v. Shelton, No. 00-1214 (U.S. Supreme Court) (535 U.S. 654; 122 S.Ct. 1764) (May 20, 2002) (Justice Ginsburg)

Loaded on April 1, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists April 29, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Misdemeanor Offenses.

Here a sharply divided Supreme Court held that an indigent defendant has a right to court appointed counsel even in misdemeanor cases that result in a suspended sentence - a position that four Justices claimed would impose a large burden on many states.

In this case, a sharply divided Supreme ...

 

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