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    NAPD regularly features writings from public defender members as they respond to relevant events, consider policy questions, summarize relevant case law, or appear as guests on podcasts. The blog posts reflect the diverse perspectives of the national public defense community and do not reflect any formal positions by NAPD. Read them below!

     

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    Court Summaries

    Cruz v. Arizona: Arizona rule was not “adequate” state grounds to bar federal review of capital defendant’s claim he wasn’t allowed to tell jury he wouldn’t be paroled

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    March 28, 2023
    Chronological

    How the Delaware Law Enforcement Bill of Rights Keeps Cop Misconduct Hidden w Kevin O’Connell, Misty Seemans, and Elliot Marguels

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 21, 2023
    Chronological

    101: Reflecting on Gideon v Wainwright, the Past, Present and Future of Public Defense w Justine Olderman and Wes Caines

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 21, 2023
    Chronological

    Do Sex Offender Registries Make Us Safer? w David Garlock

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 16, 2023
    Chronological

    There is no Public Defense Without Investigators w Jon Lyon

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 14, 2023
    Chronological

    A Reason to Hope for Connecticut Public Defense w TaShun Bowden-Lewis

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 10, 2023
    Chronological

    Making the Case for the Abolition of Court Fees w Priya Sarathy Jones

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 10, 2023
    Chronological

    NAPD Celebrate International Women’s Day

    Author
    admin
    March 8, 2023
    Chronological

    Normally in criminal law, intent matters. …Then came the felony murder law.

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 2, 2023