How have courts interpreted the "right of counsel" and what are the implications of this?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. JONES, 111 Cal.Rptr.3d 745, 186 Cal.App.4th 216 (Cal. App. 2010):
both fair in its conduct and reliable in its results. [Citations.] [] Construed in light of its purpose, the right entitles the defendant not to some bare assistance but rather to effective assistance. [Citations.] ( People v. Ledesma (1987) 43 Cal.3d 171, 215, 233 Cal.Rptr. 404, 729 P.2d 839.)
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