Download This PaperBruce Jacob: A Leading Voice in Public Defense
9 Pages Posted: 2 May 2019
Date Written: March 25, 2019
Abstract
This Essay examines the events that led to Dean Emeritus Bruce Jacob being the recipient of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ (NACDL) prestigious Champion of Indigent Defense Award. Dean Jacob represented the State of Florida in the Gideon v. Wainwright case, arguing for adherence to Betts v. Brady which did not provide the right to counsel for indigent state defendants absent special circumstances. After arguing Gideon in the Supreme Court, he spent much of his career advocating for indigent defendants’ rights to effective assistance of counsel. Although some may find an irony in these two roles, this Essay notes the symmetry when looking at Dean Jacob as a true “minister of justice.”
Keywords: Gideon, Minister of Justice, NACDL
JEL Classification: K14
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Ellen S. Podgor (Contact Author)
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