FT 16.11 - Hugo Black Assistance of Counsel Act of 2020 (DEBATING)

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AN ACT
to recommit to the right to counsel

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this act shall be, the “Hugo Black Assistance of Counsel Act of 2020.” It may be cited as the “Black Act,” as the “Assistance of Counsel Act of 2020,” or as “BACA.”

Section 3 (Structural reforms to the COPD)
i. To account for the admission of Atlasian Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth Office of Public Defenders (COPD) is expanded to oversee the jurisdictions of Atlasian Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Section 2 (Case caps)
i. Caseloads for public defenders shall not exceed 300 misdemeanors nor 100 felony cases annually, with felonies counting as two misdemeanors in mixed case loads.
ii. The COPD shall hire a number of public defenders sufficient to service all cases assigned to it in accordance with the provisions of §2(i) of this act.

Section 3 (Implementation)
i. The COPD shall aim to complete hiring no later than 31 December 2020.

Sponsor: Harry S. Truman (Fianna Fremont - Labor, North Dakota)

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No objections from my corner.

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Motion to vote.

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Vote opened. 48 hours, compadres.

Aye.

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Hugo Black Assistance of Counsel Act of 2020
Frémont Parliament Bill 16.11 - Sponsored by Harry S. Truman, FM

	LAB	IND	TOTAL
Aye	3	0	3
Nay	0	0	0
Abstain	0	0	0
Not Present	1	1	2

	FF	BB	ML	SF	TOTAL
Aye	2	0	0	1	3
Nay	0	0	0	0	0
Abstain	0	0	0	0	0
Not Present	0	1	1	0	2

First Minister HARRY S TRUMAN of North Dakota (LAB/FF)
Mr. AUSTRALIANSWINGVOTER of Washington (IND/ML)
Mr. TIRNAM of California (LAB/FF)
Mr. SCOTT of Wyoming(LAB/BB)
Mr. OREGON BLUE DOG of Oregon (LAB/SF)