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Ineffective representation

This section contains resources which address wrongful convictions resulting primarily from ineffective representation by counsel of a defendant. Also included in this category are indigent defendants.

Popular media
Author:  Barnett, Randy E.
Title:  Commentary, Three Cheers for Lawyers
Citation:  Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2007, at A19.

Author:  Christianson, Scott
Title:  Public Detectives
Citation:  N.Y. Times, June 3, 2007, Section 14, p. 13.

Author:  Dewan, Shaila
Title:  As Executions Resume, So Do Questions of Fairness
Citation:  N.Y. Times, May 7, 2008, at A1.

Author:  Falkenberg, Lisa
Title:  Op-Ed, Weak Link Needs Repair
Citation:  Hous. Chron., September 10, 2007.

Author:  Leonard, Jack
Title:  Conviction of Man Serving Life Sentence for East L.A. Gang Shooting is Overturned
Citation:  L.A. Times, September 10, 2009.

Author:  McVicker, Steve
Title:  Ruling May Set Inmate Free; Appeals Court Decision in 1998 Assault Case Sets Stage for Either Retrial or Release
Citation:  Hous. Chron., November 23, 2006, at B1.

Journal articles
Title:  Note, Effectively Ineffective: The Failure of Courts to Address Underfunded Indigent Defense Systems
Citation:  118 Harv. L. Rev. 1731 (2005).

Author:  Bernhard, Adele
Title:  Exonerations Change Judicial Views on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Citation:  18 Crim. Justice 37 (2003).

Author:  Bibas, Stephanos
Title:  The Psychology of Hindsight and After-the-fact Review of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Citation:  2004 Utah L. Rev. 1 (2004).

Author:  Bright, Stephen B.
Title:  Neither Equal Nor Just: The Rationing and Denial of Legal Services to the Poor When Life and Liberty Are At Stake
Citation:  1997 Ann. Surv. Am. L. 783 (1997).

Author:  Bright, Stephen B.
Title:  Turning Celebrated Principles into Reality
Citation:  27(1) The Champion 6 (2003).

Author:  Dripps, Donald A.
Title:  Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: The Case for an Ex Ante Parity Standard
Citation:  88 J. Crim. L. and Criminology 242 (1997).

Author:  Henderson, Marcus Procter
Title:  Note, Truly Ineffective Assistance: A Comparison of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in the United States of America and the United Kingdom
Citation:  13 Ind. Int'l and Comp. L. Rev. 317 (2002).

Author:  Joy, Peter A. and McMunigal, Kevin C.
Title:  Ethics - Inadequate Representation and Wrongful Conviction
Citation:  18 ABA Crim. Justice 57 (2003).

Author:  Roberts, Jenny
Title:  Too Little, Too Late: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, the Duty to Investigate, and Pretrial Discovery in Criminal Cases
Citation:  31 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1097 (2004).