Alito slams justices for applying ‘fundamentally unsound structure’ in 6th Amendment case
Justice Samuel Alito issued a detailed statement encouraging the Court to reconsider what exactly the Constitution's ...
Attorney calls charges in two courts 'money grab'
Prior to Christopher Dean Thomas going on trial for driving under the influence, and DUI per se, multiple hearings were held on the charges relating to a 2019 arrest. The issue boiled down to whether ...
The lawyer shortage in Maine is alarming officials across the state
A Kennebec County superior court judge issued an order saying the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services must provide ...
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Judge rules Maine must release criminal defendants from jail if no lawyer is available
A Kennebec County Superior Court Justice has found that Maine is in violation of the sixth amendment to the United States ...
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Chelsea Manning Shows Up to Manhattan Courthouse to Support Luigi Mangione
The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees ... The courthouse crowd erupted in applause as Mangione's attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, arrived ahead of the hearing.
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Importance of the 6th Amendment
The 6th Amendment commands that a person shall have ... the players, and the law. As a public defender serving Centre County for the past 14 years, I’ve been witness to the necessity of a ...
Maine judge hands down order in case over violation of indigent defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights
The order states the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services must provide continuous legal representation to people who are charged with a crime and present a plan to the court on how it will do ...
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Maine must release people from jail, drop charges if no lawyer available, justice rules
By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff People who have been charged with crimes must be released from jail after 14 days ...