Only 1 out of 5 defendants in this Mississippi county get court-appointed lawyers before indictment20% of defendants in Yalobusha County receive court-appointed lawyers before indictmentNational rate of lawyer appointments in felony cases is estimated at 80%
Abe Krash, Who Fought for a Constitutional Right to Counsel, Dies at 97Abe Krash played a crucial role in Gideon v. Wainwright, a landmark 1963 Supreme Court case establishing the right to counsel in criminal cases.