Mass closings of public hospitals for the mentally ill began in ...

[EY67]

Mass closings of public hospitals for the mentally ill began in the .
 
  a. 1950s
  b. 1960s c. 1970s d. 1980s

Question 2

Choose several U.S. Supreme Court decisions that pertain to the right to court-appointed counsel for indigent defendants and explain the significance of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Chou]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) is the landmark decision where the Supreme Court stated that indigent defendants facing felony prosecution in state courts have a right to appointed counsel. The Supreme Court has further ruled, in the case of Douglas v. California (1963), that indigents have the right to appointed counsel for the first appeal. The Court has wrestled with issues involving the right to counsel in non-felony criminal prosecutions. The ruling in Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972) limited the right of non-felony defendants to have court-appointed counsel. However, in the more recent decision rendered in Alabama v. Shelton (2002), the Court ruled that indigents are entitled to a court-appointed attorney even if facing only a suspended jail term for a minor charge.

[EY67]

Gracias!

[alexanderhamilton]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it