Short Name: Adoption of Eight Guidelines of Public Defense
Year Adopted: 2009
Meeting Where Adopted: Annual
Policy Number: 2009 AM 119
Subjects: Effective Assistance of Counsel, Indigent Defense Systems, Caseload, Ethical Obligations
Resolution Text:
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association adopts the black letter (and introduction and commentary) Eight Guidelines of Public Defense Related to Excessive Workloads, dated August 2009.
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