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Iowa v. Tovar, No. 02-1541 (U.S. Supreme Court) (541 U.S. 77; 124 S.Ct. 1379) (March 8, 2004) (Justice Ginsburg)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 2004 published in Punch and Jurists February 16, 2004
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Waivers/Defaults.

In this case the Court held that while persons pleading guilty to crimes have a constitutional right to assistance of counsel, the Sixth Amendment does not impose a duty on judges to warn them of the disadvantages of not seeking legal advice when they decide to waive the right to ...

 

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