Plenary 1: Fulfilling the Promise of Counsel

February 19, 2010 by todd

More than 45 years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Gideon, and it has been decades since the Court extended the right to counsel to juveniles. Yet the struggle to establish effective, well-funded defense programs throughout the 50 States continues.
Although there has been important progress since the last National Symposium in 2000, there is undeniable, mounting evidence that we are far from the goal of equal justice. This plenary will provide an overview of the progress and setbacks in implementing the Sixth
Amendment over the last decade.
70:46 minutes (32.4 MB)