WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court strengthened a poor defendant's right to court-appointed counsel Monday in a 5-4 decision along ideological lines. The ruling came in a case out of Alabama.
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WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court strengthened a poor defendant's right to court-appointed counsel Monday in a 5-4 decision along ideological lines. The ruling came in a case out of Alabama.