COMPARISON OF COUNSEL FOR FELONY DEFENDANTS, V 1

• NCJ Number: 5832
• Author(s): J G TAYLOR; T P STANLEY
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 169 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-70-077
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Institute for Defense Analyses
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPARISON OF PRIVATELY-RETAINED COUNSEL, COUNSEL FROM THE PRACTICING BAR, AND COUNSEL FROM PUBLICLY SUPPORTED DEFENDER ORGANIZATIONS.

Abstract

SYSTEMS FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE INDIGENT HAVE BEEN COMPARED UNFAVORABLY WITH THE DEFENSE AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD TO RETAIN PRIVATE COUNSEL. THE FELONY COURTS IN DENVER, COLORADO AND SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA WERE STUDIED IN DEPTH TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE TYPE OF COUNSEL AND THE TIME AND MANNER OF CASE PROCESSING AND DISPOSITION. THE DATA COLLECTED FOR EACH CITY ARE ANALYZED SEPARATELY AND THEN THE DATA FOR BOTH CITIES ARE COMPARED. AMONG THE PARTICULAR AREAS STUDIED WERE DISPOSITION, SENTENCING, TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN ARREST AND FINAL DISPOSITION, AND APPEAL RATES. DEFENDANTS WERE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF SUCH VARIABLES AS OFFENSE, PRIOR RECORD, AND RACE, AS WELL AS BY TYPE OF COUNSEL. THIS VOLUME ANALYZES AND DISCUSSES THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY AND PRESENTS THE MAJOR RESULTS IN TABULAR FORM. NCJRS 5824, A COMPARISON OF COUNSEL FOR FELONY DEFENDANTS, VOLUME II, CONTAINS THE DETAILED REPORTS FOR EACH CITY AND A DISCUSSION OF THE STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY WHICH THE STUDY EMPLOYED. (SNI ABSTRACT)