SB 7, 77th R.S.
Relating to the period during which a person arrested is required to be taken before a magistrate or released on bond and to the appointment and compensation of counsel to represent indigent persons accused of crime.
Rethinking death. Legislative review 2001, with lobbying scorecard: in and out laws: some bills made it, lots more didn't - here's the lowdown. Bipartisan coalition unveils Texas Fair Defense Act. SB7 update. Alert! Are you up to snuff on all of these important issues? [indigent defense, DNA preservation, racial profiling, longevity pay, and voir dire] The big fix? Harris County district judges can't agree on uniform indigent defense plan. In search of justice for all. Bexar County emphasizes quality over cronyism. In pursuit of independent, qualified, and effective counsel: the past and future of indigent criminal defense in Texas. Judge's ruling on representation in Burdine strikes some as ironic. Grants give counties cash to help fund indigent defense. No good deed goes unpunished: one office's view from the trenches of the Texas Fair Defense Act. TCDLA displeased over funds for indigent criminal-defense training. Death isn't fair. A work in progress: the issue of providing lawyers for poor defendants has festered for years. It won't be resolved overnight - or in one legislative session. Habeas hullabaloo: report alleges CCA ruling thwarts statute's competent-counsel requirement. The El Paso way: the county's indigent appointment system works, but it's not perfect. All sides call for legislative tweaks of Fair Defense Act. Tarrant County indigent-defense system puts an end to jail-runs. Harris County takes a term-lawyer approach to indigent defense. A snapshot of Fair Defense Act success. How Gault plays in Texas. Gideon's promise: the Texas story. Indigent defense costs skyrocket in some large Texas counties. One expensive trumpet. Travis County creates mental health public defender office. West Texas plans public defender office for capital cases. Common clashes: politics, pressure, and the public defender's office. 5th Circuit rejects suit against judges over court appointments. Funding OK'd for public defender office to assist 16 counties. Poor judgment. No defense. |
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