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.
I thought the 6th amendment covered this? Like, “the right to counsel” doesn’t seem very vague. Mississippi became a state after the 6th amendment was added, shouldn’t they have been doing this from day one?
I thought the 6th amendment covered this? Like, “the right to counsel” doesn’t seem very vague. Mississippi became a state after the 6th amendment was added, shouldn’t they have been doing this from day one?