Does the Lawyer Make a Difference? Public Defender v. Appointed Counsel

Authors

Peter A. Joy, Washington University in St. Louis School of LawFollow
Kevin C. McMunigal, Case Western Reserve University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

English (en)

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

Criminal Justice Magazine (ABA)

Abstract

A recent study found that poor criminal defendants in Philadelphia who were represented by court-appointed private lawyers were more often found guilty and sentenced to more time in prison than similarly situated defendants represented by public defenders. In this column, we review the details of the study, its findings, and its ethical and constitutional implications.

Keywords

Sixth Amendment, Public Defenders, Constitutional Rights of the Accused, Ethical Obligations of Defense Counsel

Publication Citation

Peter A. Joy & Kevin C. McMunigal, Does the Lawyer Make a Difference? Public Defender v. Appointed Counsel, 27 Crim. Just. 46 (2012)

Repository Citation

Joy, Peter A. and McMunigal, Kevin C., "Does the Lawyer Make a Difference? Public Defender v. Appointed Counsel" (2012). Scholarship@WashULaw. 815.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/815