Debate: Court appointed-attorneys

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Do indigent defendants receive adequate defense counsel on ever single case

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• Court-appointed attorneys are biased toward good will of judges. Steve Brewer and Mike Tolson. "Court-Appointed Defense: Critics Charge the System Is Unfair". Houston Chronicle. 7 Feb. 2001 - "The system's critics charge that the practice of having judges appoint counsel to the poor inevitably compromises the independence of the lawyer chosen and is susceptible to whim and favoritism. Lawyers become dependent on the goodwill of judges, the critics say, and avoid trial behavior or strategies, perhaps unconsciously, that might anger the person signing their checks."

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• Steve Brewer and Mike Tolson. "Court-Appointed Defense: Critics Charge the System Is Unfair". Houston Chronicle. 7 Feb. 2001

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