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Bill: Legal Representation Payment
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Malivia
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: December 2430
Description[?]:
| IN ORDER to facilitate the budget of the current government, and the needs of the people, the state should not pay for all legal representatives for defendants; AS SUCH legal representation should only be paid for by the government for low-income defendants. |
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.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:53:43, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Legal Representation Payment |
| Message | Hiring defense can be tough on the budgets of middle income citizens as well. |
| Date | 10:19:50, July 18, 2007 CET | From | Malivian National Unity Front | To | Debating the Legal Representation Payment |
| Message | While the N.U.F. will be voting in favor of this measure, I'd like to know to whom exactly we provide this defense attorneys for. Saying the low-income get them is a mightily broad term especially in legal matters. Perhaps in the future we can look to examine these laws and provide an equal opportunity to a fair and balanced hearing in a court of law, no matter of economic background. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 101 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 99 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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