Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 (United States)

This study measured the difference that defense counsel made to the outcome of homicide and death penalty cases. One in five indigent murder defendants in Philadelphia were randomly assigned representation by the Defender Association of Philadelphia while the remainder received court-appointed priva...

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Main Author: Anderson, James (Author)
Contributors: Heaton, Paul (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2012
In:Year: 2012
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
attorneys
Capital Punishment
convictions (law)
court cases
court system
Courts
criminal courts
CRIMINAL justice system
Criminal law
Defendants
defense counsel
Homicide
Legal representation
Legal systems
Murder
Offenders
outcome evaluation
plea negotiations
Poverty
Public defenders
Punishment
Sentencing
Trials
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