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CARRASQUILLO v. HAMPDEN COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS

SJC-12777.

484 Mass. 367 (2020)

FREDDIE CARRASQUILLO, JR., & others v. HAMPDEN COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 30, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca A. Jacobstein , Committee for Public Counsel Services ( Benjamin H. Keehn , Committee for Public Counsel Services, also present) for the petitioners.

Matthew R. Segal ( Jessica Lewis also present) for Hampden County Lawyers for Justice.

Timothy J. Casey , Assistant Attorney General, for the respondents.

Chauncey B. Wood , for Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, was present but did not argue.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

K. Neil Austin , Stephen Stich , & David Siegel for Boston Bar Association.

Shane T. O'Sullivan , Assistant District Attorney, for District Attorney for the Hampden District.

Donna Patalano & Stephanie Ainbinder , Assistant District Attorneys, for District Attorney for the Suffolk District.

Present: GANTS, C.J., GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, CYPHER, & KAFKER, JJ.

The right to counsel is one of the most fundamental principles in our criminal justice system. Individuals who are charged with offenses for which they face imprisonment if convicted are constitutionally entitled to representation by defense counsel at public expense if they cannot afford to retain their own attorney. The government of...

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