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Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver.

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Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver.

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U.S. News · 3 years ago

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A rule requiring poor criminal defendants to have a lawyer throughout the criminal process took effect Saturday. Few courts in the state have plans in place.

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Or pressured into taking plea deals without advice of counsel for the sake of closing cases.

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