RT Article
T1 The Effect of Attorney Type on Bail Decisions
JF Criminal justice policy review
VO 28
IS 1
SP 3
OP 17
A1 Williams, Marian Rebecca
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1725392615
AB The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated that defendants are entitled to effective assistance of counsel. Despite this, many research studies and anecdotal evidence suggest that defense counsel, particularly appointed counsel, struggles to provide effective assistance, especially with regard to case outcomes. These studies suggest that having appointed counsel negatively affects case outcomes, such as conviction and sentencing, in that those with appointed counsel are more likely to be convicted and/or sentenced to longer incarceration terms. Previous research has largely ignored earlier stages of a case and the effect of type of counsel on these earlier case outcomes. The current study examines the effect of counsel—public defender versus retained—on bail decisions in Florida. Previous research has indicated that bail decisions have an effect on the outcome of a case, so the importance of bail decisions cannot be overlooked.
K1 Courts
K1 Criminal court
K1 Bail decisions
DO 10.1177/0887403414562603