Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Before <i>Powell v. Alabama</i>: Lessons from History for the Future of the Right to Counsel

The doctrinal literature on ineffective assistance of counsel typically begins with the 1932 Supreme Court case of Powell v. Alabama. This symposium contribution goes back farther, locating the IAC doctrine’s origins in a series of state cases from the 1880s through the 1920s. At common law, the tra...

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Main Author: Mayeux, Sara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2012
In: Psihologija
Year: 2012
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