The criminal justice system in Pennsylvania is expected to remain unchanged by the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision expanding the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in minor misdemeanor cases.
While the ruling in Alabama v. Shelton is expected to increase the need for court-appointed defense counsel in about half of the United States, court officials in Philadelphia said that indigent misdemeanor defendants here all receive appointed counsel.
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