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oppose 60% · court-appointed lawyermoderated to 100%; argued down by 40%
by metric on 2005-01-02 08:25:38Since in many cases at least the defendants are financially indigent and therefore end up being represented by court-appointed attorneys whose credentials are often highly questionable, opponents argue that the prosecution has an unfair advantage -
oppose 100% · Re: court-appointed lawyermoderated to 0%; argued down by 0%
by metric on 2005-01-02 08:30:02some states that have the death penalty - most notably New York State - have established an office of "Capital Defender," either appointed by the state's governor or popularly elected.
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title: 'Re: court-appointed lawyer'
text: 'some states that have the death penalty - most notably New York State - have established an office of "Capital Defender," either appointed by the state's governor or popularly elected. '
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date: 2005-01-02 08:30:02
submitter: metric
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