Case: Thorpe v. State of Indiana

45C01-9507-CT-01339 | Indiana state trial court

Filed Date: 1995

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a class action lawsuit in which the plaintiffs sought an order requiring the defendants to provide adequate criminal legal defense services to people charged with criminal offenses who were unable to afford other legal counsel. The case was filed on September 1, 1995, in an Indiana trial court.

People

Attorney for Plaintiff

Laudig, Stephen (Indiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Laudig, Stephen (Indiana)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

	Document
95-01339	Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint - Class Action	Sept. 1, 1995	Sept. 1, 1995 Complaint
95-01339	Plaintiff Motions	Dec. 29, 1995	Dec. 29, 1995 Pleading / Motion / Brief
52A05-9605-CR-190	Opinion on Rehearing Indiana state appellate court	Oct. 17, 1997	Oct. 17, 1997 Order/Opinion 686 N.E.2d 1296

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Securing Reasonable Caseloads: Ethics and Law in Public Defense Norman Lefstein	Chapter 1: The Failure to Implement the Right to Counsel Due to Excessive Caseloads A. The Constitutional Right to Counsel: Brief Overview B. Excessive Workloads: A Pervasive National P…	2011	Jan. 1, 2011 http://www.americanbar.org/...
Justice Denied: America's Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel. National Right to Counsel Committee	[Edited, from the website:] [Notwithstanding the nominal right of indigent defendants to publicly provided counsel,] Today, in criminal and juvenile proceedings in state courts, somet…	April 14, 2009	April 14, 2009 http://www.constitutionproject.org/...

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Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Indiana

Case Type(s):

Indigent Defense

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1995

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Indiana state trial court 45C01-9507-CT-01339

Indiana state appellate court 52A05-9605-CR-190

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)