Law Practice
Sep. 1, 2009
Showdown Brewing Over Parolees' Right to Counsel
Are parolees accused of wrongdoing entitled to lawyers? With a clash between a state ballot measure and a federal consent decree, it has become an issue for the 9th Circuit, which agreed to take the case in April.
Daily Journal Staff Writer Are parolees accused of wrongdoing entitled to lawyers? While state-appointed attorneys are fundamental to the criminal justice system, the issue is not so clear-cut in California's administrative parole revocation process, which judges whether parolees have violated the terms of their release. Victims' rights groups, backed by state officials, want to see the requirement to provide lawyers in those ...
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