Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver.
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Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-courts-unprepared-to-ensure-poor-defendants-have-lawyers
A rule requiring poor criminal defendants to have a lawyer throughout the criminal process took effect Saturday. Few courts in the state have plans in place.