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Attorney Fees Awarded in Jail Suit for Attorney-Client Space
Loaded on Aug. 15, 1996
published in Prison Legal News
August, 1996, page 6
Criminal defense attorneys filed suit against the Washington County Jail in Oregon claiming that the space available for client consultation violated their clients right to counsel by inhibiting full and free consultation between clients and counsel; violated the attorneys' right to practice their profession according to the highest standard; and …
Filed under:
Attorney Fee Awards,
Attorney Client,
Costs,
Consent Decrees,
Visiting,
Attorney Visits.
Location:
Oregon.
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