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Davis v. Stevens

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 27, 1971No. 71 Civ. 837PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EDELSTEIN, District Judge.

The complaint filed in this action alleges that a list of attorneys is maiñtained for the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County, for use in connection with the representation of indigent defendants in criminal proceedings. When the Legal Aid Society is not appointed to represent an indigent defendant, one of the attorneys from the list is appointed instead. The appointments are made on a rotating basis so that the attorney whose name appears at the head of the list will be called upon when an attorney is needed. All appointments are made by the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Ex Parte PoreskySupreme Court of the United States · 1933

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Drumgo v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Irvin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. ForsnessMontana Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Thacker v. SlaytonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
  5. United States Ex Rel. Testamark v. VincentDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973

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