Commonwealth v. Lavit

GENE SMALLWOOD, Jr., Special Justice.

In Bradshaw v. Ball, Ky., 487 S.W.2d 294, 298 (1972), this Court held:

“It is in the public interest that the administration of criminal justice proceed fairly, impartially, expeditiously, and efficiently. Therefore, it appears elemental that the public interest in the enforcement of criminal laws and the constitutional right of the indigent defendant to counsel can be satisfied only by requiring the state to furnish the indigent a competent attorney whose service does not unconstitutionally deprive him of his property without just compensation.”

Therein,…