老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Idaho Court鈥檚 Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Public Defense Crisis
BOISE 鈥� Idaho鈥檚 District Court of the Fourth Judicial District dismissed Tucker et al. v. State of Idaho et al., a class-action lawsuit against the state of Idaho over its unconstitutional system of public defense. The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Idaho, and the global law firm Hogan Lovells brought the suit on behalf of thousands of Idahoans deprived of their Sixth Amendment right to adequate legal representation.
Leo Morales, Executive Director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Idaho, had this comment:
鈥淲e will appeal this decision. We disagree with the court that it has no role in deciding the fate of our constitutional right to adequate representation.
鈥淏ut we agree with the court in one key respect: Idaho鈥檚 system of public defense is a failure, one that the governor and the Public Defense Commission have the power 鈥� and duty 鈥� to fix.
鈥淎ll branches of government must work to ensure that Idahoans can exercise their constitutional right to an attorney when they can鈥檛 afford one. We are as committed as ever to fight in the courts, the counties, and the legislature to guarantee the Sixth Amendment is available to all Idahoans.鈥�
For more information about the Tucker et al. v. State of Idaho et al.:
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