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Right to  Counsel

 

Determining the right to counsel depends on the circumstances of a case.  For this assignment, you have three options to choose from to demonstrate what  you have learned about the right to counsel. 

 

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

 

Option 1: Right to Counsel Presentation

Option 2: Right to Counsel Attorney Interview

Option 3: Right to Counsel Article

Option 1: Right to Counsel Presentation

 

Analyze two cases involving  right to counsel and document your observations in a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft^®  PowerPoint^® presentation with detailed speaker notes. Use  complete sentences, with correct grammar and punctuation, to fully explain each  slide as if you were giving an in-person presentation.

 

Address the following  topics:

 

The aspects of right to counsel for the cases

How the historical development of right to counsel  relates to the cases

When the right to counsel attaches to criminal  procedure for the cases

Whether the defendants in the cases exercised their  right to self-representation

The role of the attorneys in the cases as it applies  to right to counsel

 

Include videos, audio,  photos, diagrams, or graphs as appropriate.

Format your  presentation consistent with APA guidelines. 

Option 2: Right to Counsel Attorney Interview

 

Research one case involving  right to counsel using the Internet or University Library.

 

Analyze the case and identify  two or three questions you want to ask an attorney regarding the right to counsel.

 

Find an attorney to  interview by searching the Internet, checking your local phone book, or referring  to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper  that incorporates the attorney’s responses about the right to counsel for the  case. Include the following:

 

The aspects of right to counsel for the case

How the historical development of right to counsel  relates to the case

When the right to counsel attaches to criminal  procedure for the case

Whether the defendant in the case exercised his or her  right to self-representation

The role of an attorney in the case as it applies to  right to counsel

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Option 3: Right to Counsel Article

 

You are a guest writer for a legal aid blog. You noticed in the comments  that several people have asked questions about right to counsel and whether or  not they have a right to counsel based on their situation. To address this  need, you decide to write an article on the topic.  

 

Analyze two cases involving  right to counsel and refer to these cases in your article.

 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word  article about right to counsel that addresses the following topics:

The aspects of right to counsel for the cases

How the historical development of right to counsel  relates to the cases

When the right to counsel attaches to criminal  procedure for the cases

Whether the defendants in the cases exercised their right  to self-representation

The role of the attorneys in the cases as it applies  to right to counsel

 

Format your article  consistent with APA guidelines.