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Trial Defense Guidelines: Representing a Child Client Facing a Possible Life Sentence
The representation of children in adult court facing a life sentence is a highly specialized area of criminal defense. New trial defense guidelines concerning such representation, endorsed by more than three dozen organizations, are included in their entirety in this issue of The Champion. The guidelines outline child-specific considerations relevant to pretrial, trial, and sentencing representation.