State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor In Criminal Matters Committee

Related Research

Data gathered from the Committee's surveys of defense attorneys, prosecutors, and judges have been examined in various scholarly papers.   Below you will find links to these papers which may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  (If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader you may download it here.)

"A View from the Trenches:   A Preliminary Report on the Status of Indigent Criminal Defense in Texas" presented at 1996 annual meeting of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Las Vegas, NV.  Authors:  Allan K. Butcher and Michael K. Moore.

"An Insider's View of a Broken System?  Defense Attorney Perspectives on the Status of Indigent Criminal Defense in Texas" presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, March 27-30, 1997, New Orleans, LA.  Authors:  Allan K. Buthcer and Michael K. Moore.

"The View from the Other Side of the Courtroom:   Prosecutor Perceptions of Indigent Criminal Defense in Texas" presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, March 18-21, 1998, Corpus Christi, TX.  Authors:  Allan K. Butcher and Michael K. Moore.

"The Status of Indigent Criminal Defense in Texas:   Some Preliminary Findings" presented to the Texas House of Representatives Subcommittee on Indigent Legal Costs, August 11, 1998.  Authors:  Allan K. Butcher and Michael K. Moore.

"Viewing Justice for the Poor from the Bench:  An Examination of Judges' Attitudes Related to Indigent Criminal Defense" presented at the 1999 annual meeting of Southwestern Political Science Association, March 31-April 3, 1999, San Antonio, TX.

"Giving Timbre To Gideon's Trumpet:  Evaluating the Administration and Effectiveness of Legal Representation for Texas' Indigent Criminal Defendants" presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association, March 14 - 17, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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