Indigent Defense Counsel Appointments and Criminal Case Outcomes: An Analysis of the Definition of Indigency and its Effect on Criminal Punishments

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dc.contributor.advisorNorth, Charles Mark, 1964-
dc.contributor.authorVecseri, Hannah Maria
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-21T16:39:22Z
dc.date.available2018-05-21T16:39:22Z
dc.date.copyright2018
dc.date.issued2018-05-21
dc.description.abstractIn the United States, the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to counsel. In criminal cases where defendants are financially unable to hire an attorney, the Court requires courts to appoint attorneys to indigent defendants. In state courts, these appointed attorneys are paid by state and local governments. Federal courts have never defined a set of criteria by which eligibility for court-appointed attorneys might be consistently determined and instead have left the decision on whether a defendant is “financially unable to hire an attorney” up to the states and their judiciaries. This study analyzes McLennan County’s formula for determining indigency and evaluates whether defendants whose financial situations put them either above or below the indigency line experienced significantly different case outcomes as a result of whether they did or did not qualify for a court-appointed attorney.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/10266
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide access.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsAccess changed 7/31/20.
dc.subjectRight to counsel.en_US
dc.subjectCriminal law.en_US
dc.subjectIndigence eligibility for accused felons.en_US
dc.titleIndigent Defense Counsel Appointments and Criminal Case Outcomes: An Analysis of the Definition of Indigency and its Effect on Criminal Punishmentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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