LEGAL AID IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS

• NCJ Number: 42000
• Author(s): J L WILKINS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 158 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Canada Council on Research in the Social Sciences
• Sale Source: University of Toronto
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

THIS BOOK EXAMINES THE PERFORMANCES OF LAWYERS ACTING WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE LEGAL AID PLAN IN ONTARIO, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE COUNSEL ON THE SAME BASIS AS THAT RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO PAY PRIVATELY FOR LEGAL SERVICES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR SYSTEMATICALLY ANALYZES THE WORK OF LEGAL AID LAWYERS RETAINED PRIVATELY; HE ALSO DISCUSSES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CASES WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND THOSE IN WHICH THE ACCUSED IS NOT REPRESENTED, WITHIN THE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE LOWER COURTS IN URBAN TORONTO.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH