NCJ Number
42000
Date Published
1975
Length
158 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK EXAMINES THE PERFORMANCES OF LAWYERS ACTING WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE LEGAL AID PLAN IN ONTARIO, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE COUNSEL ON THE SAME BASIS AS THAT RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO PAY PRIVATELY FOR LEGAL SERVICES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR SYSTEMATICALLY ANALYZES THE WORK OF LEGAL AID LAWYERS RETAINED PRIVATELY; HE ALSO DISCUSSES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CASES WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND THOSE IN WHICH THE ACCUSED IS NOT REPRESENTED, WITHIN THE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE LOWER COURTS IN URBAN TORONTO.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH