"Foltz Defender Bill" model public defender statute
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The "Foltz Defender Bill" is a pioneering model public defender statute conceived by Clara Shortridge Foltz to establish state-funded legal representation for indigent criminal defendants.
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| "Foltz Defender Bill" model public defender statute canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: "Foltz Defender Bill" model public defender statute Context triple: [Clara Shortridge Foltz, knownFor, "Foltz Defender Bill" model public defender statute]
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Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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New Hampshire public defender’s office
The New Hampshire public defender’s office is a state-funded legal agency that provides criminal defense representation to indigent defendants throughout New Hampshire.
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The Jurist
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The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a high-powered attorney who abandons his lucrative career to advocate for the homeless after a life-altering encounter.
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Neighborhood Prosecutor Program
The Neighborhood Prosecutor Program is a community-based initiative of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office that assigns prosecutors to specific neighborhoods to address local quality-of-life and public safety issues through proactive, collaborative problem-solving.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: "Foltz Defender Bill" model public defender statute Target entity description: The "Foltz Defender Bill" is a pioneering model public defender statute conceived by Clara Shortridge Foltz to establish state-funded legal representation for indigent criminal defendants.
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A.
Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that extends theories of justice to address the rights and moral standing of people with disabilities, non-human animals, and citizens of other nations.
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B.
New Hampshire public defender’s office
The New Hampshire public defender’s office is a state-funded legal agency that provides criminal defense representation to indigent defendants throughout New Hampshire.
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C.
The Jurist
The Jurist is a satirical Renaissance portrait painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo that depicts a legal figure whose face is cleverly composed of fish and poultry.
-
D.
The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a high-powered attorney who abandons his lucrative career to advocate for the homeless after a life-altering encounter.
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E.
Neighborhood Prosecutor Program
The Neighborhood Prosecutor Program is a community-based initiative of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office that assigns prosecutors to specific neighborhoods to address local quality-of-life and public safety issues through proactive, collaborative problem-solving.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal justice reform measure
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legal reform proposal ⓘ model public defender statute ⓘ |
| addresses |
access to justice
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fair trial rights ⓘ indigent defense ⓘ |
| advances |
systematic organization of defense services
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the concept of government responsibility for defense counsel ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
create a public defender system
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ensure the right to counsel for poor defendants ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Foltz model public defender bill
NERFINISHED
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Foltz public defender statute ⓘ |
| associatedWithJurisdiction | U.S. states ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Progressive Era legal reforms ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
parity between prosecution and defense resources
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the state should provide defense counsel to indigent defendants ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasAuthor | Clara Shortridge Foltz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Clara Shortridge Foltz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent | Clara Shortridge Foltz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
constitutional rights
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criminal procedure ⓘ legal aid ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest comprehensive proposals for a public defender system ⓘ |
| influenced | later public defender legislation in U.S. states ⓘ |
| influencedBy | emerging right-to-counsel jurisprudence in the United States ⓘ |
| inLegalHistory | considered a pioneering model for public defender statutes ⓘ |
| intendedBeneficiaries |
indigent criminal defendants
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low-income accused persons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalConcept | equality before the law regardless of wealth ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
criminal law
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right to counsel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Clara Shortridge Foltz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Clara Shortridge Foltz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
creation of an office of the public defender
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institutionalized defense parallel to the public prosecutor ⓘ public funding for defense services for the poor ⓘ |
| purpose | to establish state-funded legal representation for indigent criminal defendants ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
indigent criminal defendants
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public defender ⓘ state-funded legal representation ⓘ |
| seeksToRemedy |
inequality in criminal defense based on financial status
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lack of counsel for poor defendants ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century to early 20th century reform era ⓘ |
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Subject: "Foltz Defender Bill" model public defender statute Description of subject: The "Foltz Defender Bill" is a pioneering model public defender statute conceived by Clara Shortridge Foltz to establish state-funded legal representation for indigent criminal defendants.
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