State Court Decisions – Defender Research Library

Determining Eligibility for Assignment of Counsel in New York: A Study of Current Criteria and Procedures and Recommendations for Improvement

New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services

2016 -- New York
Outline of the results of the Office of Indigent Legal Services’ research on the current assigned counsel eligibility processes in New York State criminal courts outside of New York City.

Criteria and Procedures for Determining Assigned Counsel Eligibility

New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services

2016 -- New York
Criteria and procedures for determining eligibility for assigned counsel developed by the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services.

On Trial For Their Lives: The Hidden Costs of Wrongful Capital Prosecutions in North Carolina

The Center for Death Penalty Litigation

2015 -- North Carolina
Discussion of a study done of North Carolina cases in which people were charged or prosecuted capitally but never convicted.

Gideon’s Ghost: Providing the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel in Times of Budgetary Crisis (2010)

Heather Baxter
Michigan State College of Law
2010 -- NATIONAL LEVEL
Even the most dedicated public defenders face the formidable obstacle of public opinion.

FY2009 Fill the Gap Report (2010)

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
2010 -- Arizona
Report shows how funding from Arizona's "Fill the Gap" initiative continues to improve courts' efficiency.

Fill the Gap: FY 2007 Report (2007)

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
2007 -- Arizona
The Supreme Court of Arizona reports annually on the expenditure of fund monies for the prior fiscal.

Effective Trial Counsel After Martinez v. Ryan: Focusing on the Adequacy of State Procedures (2013)

Eve Brensike Primus
Yale Law Journal
2013 -- NATIONAL LEVEL
Contemplates defendants' right to effective trial counsel and states' post-conviction procedures.