Public Defender Workload and the Promise of Gideon

Gideon v. Wainwright, which was decided in 1963, held that the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel for poor people charged with crimes in state court.1 Over the six decades since Gideon was decided, states have grappled with how to provide public defense services.

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eYLS (Yale Law School)
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2025-03-01
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Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
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Public Defender Workload and the Promise of Gideon

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Abstract

Gideon v. Wainwright, which was decided in 1963, held that the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel for poor people charged with crimes in state court.1 Over the six decades since Gideon was decided, states have grappled with how to provide public defense services.

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