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New York: Indigent Defendants' Suit Over Non-representation Ruled Justiciable

by Mike Rigby

On May 6, 2010, the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, held that indigent defendants in five New York counties who alleged they were effectively provided no representation at their arraignment and subsequent legal proceedings raised justiciable claims.

The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. ...

 

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