An Act relative to fees for indigent defendant

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Dave Rogers — No Comments ↓

H3448: An Act relative to fees for indigent defendants

This bill removes any fees facing indigent criminal defendants seeking their constitutional right to counsel.

NPR: “As Court Fees Rise, The Poor Are Paying The Price”
Washington Post: “Indigent and need a lawyer? It may cost you the Fourth Amendment.”
Wake Forest University Legal Studies Research Paper Series “The Political Economy of Up-Front Fees for Indigent Criminal Defense”

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Posted in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, The District, Uncategorized

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