☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Public Defender

A lawyer appointed by the government to represent criminal defendants who cannot afford private counsel — fulfilling the Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel.

Category: Legal Profession · Source: Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
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