Perspective
Jul. 13, 2013
Young public defenders brave absurd caseloads
HBO's "Gideon's Army" explores the crisis in the criminal justice system that is hampered by an overworked and underpaid staff of defenders. By Alan H. Friedenthal
"The right of one charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and essential in some countries, but it is in ours." - Justice Hugo Black in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963).
Fifty years ago when Justice Black wrote the opinion in Gideon, little did he know that the Warren Court, with this unanimous landmark decision, would change the landscape of the criminal justice system forever. ...
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