Court slams low pay rate for defense lawyers
SJC says the poor are denied rights
The state's highest court ruled yesterday that dozens of poor criminal defendants in Hampden County are being denied their constitutional right to counsel because they cannot find private lawyers to represent them at low pay rates. (Full Article: 703 Words)
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