Jessie A. Amos , DLA Piper LLP, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Appleseed.
Kurt Howard Kuhn , Kurt Kuhn, PLLC, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Law Professors.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Justice WILLETT delivered the opinion of the Court.
A criminal defendant's right to counsel — enshrined in both the United States and Texas Constitutions — ranks among the most important and fundamental rights in a free society. The plaintiffs in this civil action assert that they, and other similarly situated indigent criminal defendants, have been deprived of that right. The court of appeals dismissed their...
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