Legal Opinion
Jacobi v. Holbert
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 16, 2018No. 2017-SC-000092-DGPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE KELLER
"I think the first duty of society is justice." Wendell Phillips, Disunion: Two Discourses at Music Hall (Jan. 20, *2511861 and Feb. 17, 1861). "Seeing that all men are born equal, our first civil duty is to see that our laws treat them so." Id. To this end, it is a strong tradition within our nation that all those charged with a crime are entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, no matter their financial assets. "[I]n our adversary system of criminal justice, any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Crawford-El v. BrittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by16 opinions
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