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

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.