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Court Appointed Lawyers Part 3

| Blog | May 20, 2010

The ordinary citizen will agree with lawyers and judges that there is no excuse for brutality in questioning of arrested persons. A confession obtained under duress can not be used in evidence, for this reason. Also, suspects have been known to confess to a crime falsely for a variety of reasons.

A more recent deterrent to police brutality is the remedy provided under civil laws. Anyone injured

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Court Appointed Lawyers Part 1

| Blog | May 18, 2010

Lawyers are assigned by the courts to defend indigent persons who are accused of breaking laws in the Western New York area. Does the present system of court assigned counsel for defendants make equal justice for all?  Available to rich and poor alike? This article discusses the role of the public defender.
Anyone today who finds himself entangled with the law faces a formidable task in proving his innocence. Lined up against him are all the resources of a large and well equipped police agency with its investigators, scientific technicians and legal advisors. Assistance from other law enforcement groups, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is readily available to police.
Arrested under suspicious circumstances, even the educated citizen

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