Working Paper: How Much Difference Does the Lawyer Make? the Effect of Defense Counsel on Murder Case Outcomes by James M. Anderson, Paul Heaton

Working Paper: How Much Difference Does the Lawyer Make? the Effect of Defense Counsel on Murder Case Outcomes

James M. Anderson, Paul Heaton

54 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction politics
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This Philadelphia study finds that appointed counsel, public defenders reduce their clients' murder conviction rate by 19%, lower the probability that their clients receive a life sentence by 62%, and reduce overall expected time served in prison ...

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