Which method of providing legal representation for indigent defendants has been found to violate the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution by at least one state supreme court?

A. assigned counsel system
B. contract system
C. public defender system
D. pro bono system


Answer: B

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. Houses of refuge b. Work camps c. Residential villages d. Orphanages

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a. Heroin b. Marihuana c. MDMA d. Toluene

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a. Line, supervisor, executive, and political appointments b. Line, supervisor, manager, and leader c. Line, manager, executive, and leader d. Uniformed, service, treatment, supervision

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