Monday, June 20, 2005
Possible Supreme court review, notes Scotusblog:
In the access to library case, Kane, Warden, v. Espitia (04-1538), the Ninth Circuit ruled that a poor defendant who is acting as his own lawyer has a constitutional right to access to a law library during trial -- a decision it conceded conflicts with rulings by several other circuit courts. It ordered the retrial of a man convicted of carjacking who chose to represent himself after dismissing his public defender.
The response in each case is due July 20.
This interests me because I noticed in my town jailed defendants acting as their own lawyer are denied access to the law library, and if they do manage to get to it, the library is woefully inadequate (e.g. no supreme court reporters or other basic stuff.)
In the access to library case, Kane, Warden, v. Espitia (04-1538), the Ninth Circuit ruled that a poor defendant who is acting as his own lawyer has a constitutional right to access to a law library during trial -- a decision it conceded conflicts with rulings by several other circuit courts. It ordered the retrial of a man convicted of carjacking who chose to represent himself after dismissing his public defender.
The response in each case is due July 20.
This interests me because I noticed in my town jailed defendants acting as their own lawyer are denied access to the law library, and if they do manage to get to it, the library is woefully inadequate (e.g. no supreme court reporters or other basic stuff.)
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