I was talking about jails (remand centres) for those waiting for trials.
Not prisons - these are for convicted criminals.
Do all those on remand get top notch lawyers by State?
Just asking because OP stated that the accused has a right to a fancy ( very expensive) lawyer of HIS choice.
Do all those on remand get top notch lawyers by State?
They usually get Public Defenders.
Not fancy but reliable and educated ones.
But deemed as "inadequate" here.
In my country a Public Defender is chosen among those "in line," waiting their turn.
The accused cannot choose.
But gets the lawyer whose turn is at this time.
It is FAIR.
No privileges.
But, of course, if the accused wishes to choose - he/she pays.
Who can forbid the rich?
It makes sense, no?
That is why IMO,
PS (his family) hired this particular lawyer and pays for his defence.
JMO
Do all those on remand get top notch lawyers by State? Yes, if Legal Aid thinks their case requires it. It depends on the severity of their crime. As I said before. Charged with murder, most likely., Charged with drunk and disorderly, no, probably not.
They usually get Public Defenders.
Not fancy but reliable and educated ones.'... yes.. if your crime is of a certain level of complexity and has not attracted a long prison sentence, precisely. If your accusation has all the potential for a long prison sentence, then you get a Barrister,.
Things to remember. It is the crime itself that gets Legal Aid attached to it. Not the accused per se. It could be Clancy the Clown, or Patrick Stephenson, it makes no difference. If your crime requires a Barrister ( murder HAS to have a Barrister representing you, because a MURDER trial is a SUPREME Court matter, and ONLY a BARRISTER can represent you at the SUPREME Court., .. )
In my country a Public Defender is chosen among those "in line," waiting their turn. This is redundant because 'in line', is no different to having your Barrister drawn from a barrel. Different countries have different systems and it is a redundant exercise comparing one to the other.
In your country the system is civil law system, as opposed to the adversarial law system. Or the inquisitorial system, more akin to the French Napoleonic code of judicial workings. Judges in your country take a more active part , comparing one system to another is ridiculous and time wasting, on any level. Both have merit. Which is why both have lasted. It is worth noting, perhaps, that Poland has slowest processing in the higher courts that even the World Justice Project rated it not only the lowest in Europe, but in the world.
en.wikipedia.org
(On the European level, Poland has slower proceedings in the highest courts, and has in general slower processing of civil cases than the median.
[146] This problem is also noted by the
United States Department of State[147] and by the
World Justice Project,
[148] which assigned the lowest grade to the timeliness of civil proceedings, which not only was behind other European countries but also much below the world average score (in criminal proceedings, the situation was still assessed as somewhat worse compared to its peers but was much better than in civil cases). In 2013, the
Centre for Public Opinion Research (CBOS), a state-run pollster, found that by far the most common complaint about the Polish justice system was the length of court proceedings.
[149] )
Again. The crime of murder is heard in the Supreme court.
Only a Barrister can represent you in the Supreme Court.
Hence, you are provided with a Barrister out of Legal Aid. Because it would be unjust not to.
Or you pay for one , of your own choosing, yourself. ,
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