Criminal Justice Act: At 50 Years, a Landmark in the Right to …
https://www.uscourts.gov/news/2014/08/20/criminal-justice-act-50-years-landmark-right-counsel
Right to Counsel: Early HistoryThe Breakthrough YearBalancing The SystemCombatting The 'Trial Penalty'Resource ChallengesSuch victories are rarer than ever, defenders say, because of tough sentencing laws enacted by Congress beginning in the 1980s. Mandatory minimum sentences, sentencing guidelines and other provisions have greatly increased defendants' potential exposure to long sentences, if convicted by a jury. In practice, the result is a "trial penalty," many de...See more on uscourts.gov Such victories are rarer than ever, defenders say, because of tough sentencing laws enacted by Congress beginning in the 1980s. Mandatory minimum sentences, sentencing guidelines and other provisions have greatly increased defendants' potential exposure to long sentences, if convicted by a jury. In practice, the result is a "trial penalty," many de...
Such victories are rarer than ever, defenders say, because of tough sentencing laws enacted by Congress beginning in the 1980s. Mandatory minimum sentences, sentencing guidelines and other provisions have greatly increased defendants' potential exposure to long sentences, if convicted by a jury. In practice, the result is a "trial penalty," many de...
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