Question: 1. Discuss the extent of the right to counsel in criminal proceedings-from the initial encounter with the police (for allegedly beating up a boyfriend) all the way up to conviction and appeal to a higher court.
2. Discuss the responsibility of a defense lawyer in the American system of justice.
3. What is the meaning of the phrase "effective assistance of counsel"? Discuss why it is hard for prisoners to prove that their lawyer during trial was ineffective.