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18Mar
2014

Five Questions to Stop Asking Your Defense Attorney

There are very few absolutes in life. Remember the old adage “There’s no such thing as a stupid question”?  There are exceptions.  If you’re from New Jersey, you know precisely what I’m talking about (“What ...

17Mar
2014

This Week in 1963: Assistance of Counsel Held a Fundamental Right

        Clarence Earl Gideon, an unlikely hero, circa 1961. On March 17, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! On March 18, 1963, Gideon v. Wainwright  was decided, held:  Assistance of Counsel is a ...