Date of Study

01/2009

Name of Submitting League

LWV of Maryland

Title of Study

Administration of Justice

Summary of Study

Proposed Concurrence Position: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, JUDICIARY: Action to support access by indigent criminal defendants to legal counsel at every decisional stage of the judicial process, including bail hearings. (“Indigence” to be determined by the Court, based on Maryland guidelines. “Decisional stage” to be defined as any hearing before a judge or magistrate at which decisions in regard to a defendant are made. “Bail hearing” to be defined as any hearing before a judge or magistrate at which the amount and type of bail are set and/or incarceration is possible).

League or Contact Email Address

info@lwvmd.org

League or Contact Phone Number

410-269-0232