Peter is now appealing his conviction, claiming that having a public defender with 120 cases effectively denied his right to counsel. Was this a violation of Peter’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel? Fully explain your answer.
What is assistance of counsel? For example: Two college friends, Richard and Peter are arrested by the Capital City police. They are accused of murder for setting fire to the Capital City University administration building one night and causing the death of a janitor in the fire. Both Richard and Peter were members of a […]