AG Eric Holder Addresses Criminal Defense Bar
By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
Posted on Sat Aug 02, 2014 at 10:52:00 AM EST
Tags: Eric Holder (all tags)
Posted on Sat Aug 02, 2014 at 10:52:00 AM EST
Tags: Eric Holder (all tags)
Attorney General Eric Holder was the featured speaker yesterday at the annual meeting of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) in Philadelphia. The primary topic: Federal sentencing. He also addressed indigent defense, the role of defense lawyers, and the need to act in good faith in discovery matters.
Every day, in courtrooms from coast to coast, criminal defense attorneys take on cases that are fraught with difficulty and often controversy – because you understand that, for our criminal justice system to function at all, every accused individual must have effective representation. And every defendant’s right to due process must be guaranteed.
The full text of his remarks is here.
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