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Categories: Criminal procedure
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right to an attorney  right to counsel  access to counsel  Civil gideon  Right to a counsel
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A civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution WordNet 3.0
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A civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution WordNet 3.0
A civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution, requiring that the government appoint a lawyer for the defendant and/or pay the defendant's legal fees in case he cannot afford a lawyer Open English WordNet
In criminal law, the right to counsel means a defendant has a legal right to have the assistance of counsel and, if the defendant cannot afford a lawyer, requires that the government appoint one or pay the defendant's legal expenses. Wikipedia
Genreally understood to be a "right for a trial" in countries that recognize that right Wikidata
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