HECKMAN v. WILLIAMSON COUNTY

No. 10-0671.

369 S.W.3d 137 (2012)

Kerry HECKMAN, et al., on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Petitioners, v. WILLIAMSON COUNTY, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea Michele Marsh , Rebecca Ruth Webber , Texas Fair Defense Project, Austin, TX, Harry Williams IV , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Seattle, WA, for Kerry Heckman.

Henry W. Prejean Jr. , Assistant Williamson County Atty., Jana L. Hunsicker , Williamson County Attorney Office, Stephen Christopher Ackley , Williamson County Attorney, Georgetown, TX, for Williamson County.

Michael P. `Mike' Davis , Law Offices of Mike Davis, Round Rock, TX, Jana L. Hunsicker , Williamson County Attorney Office, Stephen Christopher Ackley , Williamson County Attorney, Georgetown, TX, C. Robert Heath , Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Austin, TX, for Suzanne Brooks.

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.


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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