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Bill: Rights of the Accused
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2367
Description[?]:
| Whereas, Everyone should recognize that not everyone accused of a crime is guilty, and Whereas, It is a crime in itself if someone-- of middle class must bankrupt himself to defend himself against a crime he did not commit, We hereby propose that all defendants be offered legal representation paid for by the state. This will be very basic legal representation, public defender level, and in many cases well off defendants will choose to hire more expensive counsel. However, we believe that the option to defend oneself without great expenditure of money should be available to all, and propose that its cost shall be deducted from the defendant's assets if the defendant is not poor and is proven guilty, but that it shall remain free if the defendant is acquitted. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:56:00, February 28, 2007 CET | From | AM Feminazi Movement | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused |
| Message | A multi-Lik tax fraud case and the state pays for the defence? LRM says no. |
| Date | 12:15:38, February 28, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Rights of the Accused |
| Message | Note the language that if the defendant is convicted assets are seized to cover the cost (if he isn't poor and thus has nearly no assets). The purpose it to protect the wrongly accused from financial ruin. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 89 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 84 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 26 |
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