7.10. Courtroom Workgroup: Defense Attorneys

What fundamental right is provided by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding legal representation in criminal proceedings?

Historically, what was the initial interpretation of the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel?

In the 1932 case of Powell v. Alabama, how did the Supreme Court expand the understanding of the right to counsel?

What landmark decision in 1963 held that states must provide counsel to indigent defendants in all state felony prosecutions?

According to the Supreme Court cases Argersinger v. Hamlin and Scott v. Illinois, when is the right to counsel in misdemeanor cases triggered?

What is meant by a 'critical stage' of a criminal proceeding where a defendant has a right to counsel?

Which of the following is listed in the text as a court procedure considered to be a 'critical stage'?

What did the Supreme Court hold in Mempa v. Rhay (1967) regarding the right to counsel?

How did the Supreme Court's decision in Gagnon v. Scarpelli (1973) modify the right to counsel at probation and parole revocation hearings?

What distinction did the Supreme Court make between mandatory and discretionary appeals regarding the right to appointed counsel?

What was the Supreme Court's reasoning in Ross v. Moffitt for not requiring appointed counsel for discretionary appeals?

According to the Supreme Court's ruling in Bounds v. Smith (1977), what must prison authorities provide to inmates to ensure their constitutional right of access to the courts?

What is a 'conflict case' in the context of a public defender's office?

What constitutional standard for evaluating ineffective assistance of counsel was established in Strickland v. Washington (1984)?

In the context of the Strickland test, what does 'prejudice' mean?

What right for defendants was established by the Supreme Court in Faretta v. California (1975)?

What did the Court stress was important for a trial court to do when a defendant wishes to waive counsel, as per the Faretta decision?

What is the role of a 'standby counsel'?

According to the text, which of the following is a decision that must be made by the defendant, not the defense attorney?

What did the Supreme Court rule in Wheat v. United States (1988) regarding a defendant's choice of counsel?

In contrast to the Wheat case, what was the ruling in United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez (2008)?

What primary duty does the ABA Standard 4-1.2 state that defense counsel owes to the administration of justice?

What did the Court hold in Johnson v. Zerbst (1938) regarding the right to counsel in federal trials?

How did the Zerbst case define a constitutional waiver of the right to counsel?

What national system did the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 establish?

According to the text, in which situation did the court in Estelle v. Smith (1981) find a defendant was entitled to consult with counsel?

What is the primary reason that there is no purely public defender system, requiring the use of assigned or contract attorneys?

When determining if a person is indigent for the purpose of appointing counsel, what have lower courts generally held regarding the financial resources of family members?

Under what circumstance must a defense attorney withdraw from a case, even if it creates an ethical dilemma in explaining the reason to the court?

Which 1945 congressional action requires defendants in federal cases to have counsel, or affirmatively waive it, from initial appearance through appeal?

What did the Court find in Satterwhite v. Texas (1988)?

When an indigent defendant is convicted, what often happens regarding the cost of their court-appointed attorney?

What did the Court hold in McKaskle v. Wiggins (1984) regarding the duties of a trial judge towards a pro se defendant?

What is the key difference between the right to counsel in a civil commitment proceeding and a criminal trial?

According to ABA Standard 4-1.2(c), how should defense counsel approach a capital case differently from other criminal cases?

What does the text suggest about a defendant's ability to repeatedly 'fire' their appointed counsel?

In the case Wiggins v. Smith, why did the Court find the defense attorneys provided ineffective assistance during the sentencing portion of a death penalty trial?

According to the ruling in Wiggins v. Smith, when are 'strategic choices made after less than complete investigation' considered reasonable?

What is the primary reason the right to counsel has been extended to various stages of the criminal process?

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Which statement best describes the Supreme Court's stance on the effectiveness of counsel as first articulated in McMann v. Richardson (1970)?

What obligation does ABA Standard 4-1.2(g) place on defense counsel regarding legal authority?

Which case extended the right to counsel to juvenile delinquency proceedings?

What is the consequence if a defendant is acquitted after being represented by a court-appointed attorney?

According to the text, why might it be difficult to predict when a judge will incarcerate a person for a misdemeanor, making the right-to-counsel rule hard to implement?

Why does the text state that the right to be heard would be 'of little avail' without the right to be heard by counsel?

The period between the 1932 Powell case and the 1963 Gideon case was characterized by what approach to appointing counsel in state prosecutions?

What does the text identify as a primary duty of a defense lawyer in fulfilling their obligations to a client?

The text states that in practice, most states now have what kind of offices to handle the majority of indigent defense cases?

What is a 'mixed system' for providing indigent defense?