Defense wins a reprieve; new La. capital defense agency chief named after bar uproar

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The controversy surrounding the appointment of a head for the new Louisiana agency to provide counsel for indigent death row prisoners is discussed. Denise LeBoeuf, co-partner of the Center for Equal Justice, a New Orleans capital defense firm, turned out to be the choice.

Louisiana, Management, Legal assistance to the poor

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Death penalty system in turmoil; report says indigent defense underfunded in Texas, making situation "desperate."

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A report on counsel for capital defendants in Texas issued in Mar 1993 condemns the state's system of providing representation for death penalty defendants. Texas is one of the few states which do not fund legal representation for indigent capital defendants. Some court-appointed counsel are provided through county-funded systems, but these provisions vary and are frequently inadequate. Habeas corpus proceedings rely almost entirely on an inadequate supply of volunteer lawyers. The report recommends a system of state funding of lawyers for capital defendants.

Finance, Habeas corpus, Legal assistance to prisoners, Prisoner's legal assistance

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Death's advocate; defense lawyer seeks execution - at her client's request

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Murderer Douglas Alan Smith wants capital punishment rather than the prosecution-recommended life sentence, and his attorney Jamie McAlister, feeling the decision is rational and legal and that the defense lawyer is duty-bound to respect the client's wishes, is trying to be a vigorous advocate for this decision. His lawyer's advocating for a death sentence not even wanted by the prosecution is unprecedented.

Arizona, McAlister, Jamie, Smith, Douglas Alan

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