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The defender : the battle to protect the rights of the accused in Philadelphia / Edward W. Madeira Jr. and Michael D. Schaffer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Madeira, Edward W., Jr., 1928-2020, author.
- Schaffer, Michael D., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Defender Association of Philadelphia--History.
- Defender Association of Philadelphia.
- Public defenders--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Public defenders.
- Legal assistance to the poor--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Legal assistance to the poor.
- History.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 241 pages)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Long before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphia's public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. In 1934, when penniless defendants were routinely railroaded through the courts without ever seeing a lawyer, Philadelphia attorney Francis Fisher Kane helped create the Voluntary Defender Association, supported by charity and free from political interference, to represent poor people accused of crime. -- When the Supreme Court's 1963 decision Gideon v. Wainwright mandated free counsel for indigent defendants, the Defender (as it is now known) became more essential than ever, representing at least 70 percent of those caught in the machinery of justice in the city. Its groundbreaking work in juvenile advocacy, homicide representation, death-row habeas corpus petitions, parole issues, and alternative sentencing has earned a national reputation. In The Defender, Edward Madeira, past president of the Defender's Board of Directors, and former Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Michael Schaffer chart the 80-plus-year history of the organization as it grew from two lawyers in 1934 to a staff of nearly 500 in 2015. This is a compelling story about securing justice for those who need it most.
- Contents:
- "There is need of a defender"
- The early years
- The road to Gideon
- After Gideon
- Lawyers needed
- Reorganized and relevant
- Tony's fellows take charge
- Bigger, then better
- Racial diversity at the Defender
- "Pioneer women"
- Appeals
- Law reform
- Watchdog
- Funding the Defender pay parity
- Taking stock at a milestone
- Greenlee steps up
- The Defender takes on homicide
- Treatment courts
- Keeping them out of jail
- Juvenile defenders and child advocates
- The Federal Defender
- The Defender in the 21st Century
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 20, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Madeira, Edward W., Jr., 1928- The Defender
- ISBN:
- 9781439918548
- 1439918546
- Publisher Number:
- 40030154686
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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