Court-Appointed Attorneys and Immunity : Ferri v. Ackerman.

Discusses the Supreme Court decision in Ferri v. Ackerman, which ruled that an attorney appointed by a Federal judge to represent an indigent defendent in a criminal trial is not entitled under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 to absolute immunity in a State malpractice action.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Lawyers. Malpractice. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book