Vexatious visitations: New developments in the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and mental responsibility

From: The Army Lawyer | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Introduction

This year, the Sixth Amendment area of effective assistance of counsel garnered much attention from the military appellate courts. The courts looked not only at an accused's right to counsel of choice and conflict-free counsel, but also at issues of ineffective assistance of counsel in the trial and sentencing phases.1 In addition, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) continued its "death is different" approach and reversed yet another military death penalty case. In most of these cases, defense counsel in the field can learn from their predecessor's mistakes and ...

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