CJA 364 Right to Counsel

CJA 364

Introduction:

The primary source of the right to counsel is the Sixth Amendment. It states in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to have the Assistance of Counsel for defence. In this article, the development of the right to council will be discussed as well as when the right to council attaches to criminal procedures. The right to self- representation and the role of attorneys as it applies to right to council will be discussed as well.

The development of the right to counsel:

The Supreme Court in 1932 began to define the right to counsel and years later it applied it to the Sixth Amendment right to states. It incorporated that right into the Fourteenth Amendment. In the Powell (1932), the Court found that under certain...