meanant, in one sense the case for recognition of a sixth amendment right to counsel in such cases has been on the wane Since Gideon involved a felony
Zerbst'° resolved the con- flict, holding that under the sixth amendment the defendant in a federal felony prosecution has a right to court-appointed counsel,
respect to the right, intending ''to give effect to the sixth amendment right to a speedy trial counsel, while the right was afforded in misdemeanor cases, a rule
6 For the many people accused of drug-related misdemeanors for which incarceration is not imposed, current Sixth Amendment jurisprudence provides no right to
20 mai 2015 · constitutional right to counsel in a misdemeanor case often faces hurdles beginning the moment he encounters a court officer Following an