Criminal Justice Act of 1964

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The Criminal Justice Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established and funded a nationwide system for providing legal representation to indigent defendants in federal criminal cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
criminal procedure law ⓘ
administeredBy Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ
aimedAt ensuring equal access to justice regardless of financial status ⓘ
allows creation of federal public defender organizations ⓘ
use of panel attorneys for indigent defense ⓘ
amended earlier ad hoc practices for appointing unpaid counsel in federal courts ⓘ
appliesTo federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ
indigent defendants in federal criminal proceedings ⓘ
basedOn Sixth Amendment right to counsel ⓘ
category 1964 in American law ⓘ
United States federal criminal legislation ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedBy 88th United States Congress ⓘ
established federal system of appointed counsel for indigent defendants ⓘ
framework for federal public defender organizations ⓘ
fundedBy federal government of the United States ⓘ
historicalSignificance first comprehensive federal statute providing for compensation of court‑appointed counsel in federal criminal cases ⓘ
implementedBy federal courts of appeals ⓘ
federal district courts ⓘ
influenced development of institutional federal public defender offices ⓘ
jurisdiction federal courts of the United States ⓘ
legalArea criminal justice ⓘ
right to counsel ⓘ
policyGoal to improve quality and availability of defense representation in federal courts ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
protects rights of defendants unable to afford counsel ⓘ
provides appointment of counsel for financially unable defendants ⓘ
compensation for court‑appointed private attorneys ⓘ
payment for expert services for indigent defense ⓘ
payment for necessary investigative services for indigent defense ⓘ
purpose to establish a comprehensive system for appointing and compensating counsel for financially eligible defendants ⓘ
to provide legal representation for indigent defendants in federal criminal cases ⓘ
relatedTo Gideon v. Wainwright ⓘ
federal public defender system ⓘ
requires each federal district to adopt a plan for furnishing representation to eligible defendants ⓘ
scope covers representation at every stage of federal criminal proceedings ⓘ
includes direct appeals in federal criminal cases ⓘ
sectionNumber 18 U.S.C. § 3006A ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
typeOfRightImplemented statutory right to appointed counsel in federal criminal proceedings ⓘ
yearEnacted 1964 ⓘ

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Committee on Defender Services → legalBasis → Criminal Justice Act of 1964 ⓘ
Federal defender services → authorizedByStatute → Criminal Justice Act of 1964 ⓘ
subject linked to: federal defender services
Federal Public Defender Office for the District of Massachusetts → governingLaw → Criminal Justice Act of 1964 ⓘ