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| − | In '' Powell v. Alabama'', 287 U.S. 45, 53 (1932), the [[Supreme Court]] upheld the right for a defendant to select the counsel of his choice: | + | In ''''' Powell v. Alabama''''', 287 U.S. 45, 53 (1932), the [[Supreme Court]] upheld the right for a defendant to select the counsel of his choice: |
:"It is hardly necessary to say that, the right to counsel being conceded, a defendant should be afforded a fair opportunity to secure counsel of his own choice." | :"It is hardly necessary to say that, the right to counsel being conceded, a defendant should be afforded a fair opportunity to secure counsel of his own choice." | ||
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[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | [[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:39, May 4, 2008
In Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45, 53 (1932), the Supreme Court upheld the right for a defendant to select the counsel of his choice:
- "It is hardly necessary to say that, the right to counsel being conceded, a defendant should be afforded a fair opportunity to secure counsel of his own choice."