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[โ€“] Gumby@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought this was a federal law for years. Have poor people been trying to defend themselves all these years?

[โ€“] wheeville@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Or pressured into taking plea deals without advice of counsel for the sake of closing cases.