Sentence examples for defendants right from inspiring English sources

Excessive caseloads prevent public defenders from fulfilling their ethical obligations and curtail criminal defendants' right to the effective assistance of counsel.

While New Orleans is among the worst, it's not alone in violating defendants' right to exculpatory evidence.

Dozens of female lawyers appeared in the court on Monday, many of them vocally objecting to the defendants' right to any representation.

Footnote 9 If the language is not plain, it may be a violation of defendants' right of due process to enforce it.

The judge, Morris Jacobson of Alameda County Superior Court, sided with prosecutors who said additional publicity could compromise the defendants' right to a fair trial.

"It's not clear whether the North Korean government has honored the defendants' right to choose their own lawyers, and whether they had the benefit of courtroom translators".

The result, said lawmakers, judges and public defenders, are court delays that might violate defendants' rights to speedy trials and could lead to the dismissal of criminal cases.

The five attorneys who volunteered to defend the communists were familiar with leftist causes and supported the defendants' rights to espouse socialist viewpoints.

Since Gideon, the court quickly moved backward on defendants' rights.

Clogged court calendars can hamper the prosecution of a case and impinge on defendants' rights.

Judge Mukasey was concerned throughout about balancing the defendants' rights against national security.