According to a new study, Philadelphia’s appointed defense counsel system has key deficiencies affecting the quality of representation that can’t be fixed without state intervention.
The study, conducted by the Boston-based Sixth Amendment Center and funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, identified two areas of concern with the city’s indigent defense services: lack of adequate compensation for counsel and lack of independence from judicial influence.
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