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Post by Nyelant on May 15, 2018 11:40:26 GMT
Officially declared passed in the Assembly of All on March 25, 2018, I now present this bill to Parliament for discussion and debate:
A BILL
Formally establishing the regional position of Defense Attorney, in order that defendants may be represented fairly, upon request, in a regional court of law.
Be it enacted by the Assembly of All and Parliament of Londinium in the legislature assembled,
Section 1. Title
This act may be cited as the "Defense Attorney Act of 2018", or the "D.A. Act of 2018", D.A. being an abbreviation for "Defense Attorney".
Section 2. Overview
I. The public office of the Defense Attorney shall be established. II. Prosecuted defendants will have the right to a public defense attorney. This right can be waived by the defendant if they choose to represent themselves in court, or if they choose to be represented by an individual of their choosing and not the D.A. III. The Defense Attorney will be responsible for representing their client (the defendant) and the client's interests in court. IV. The regional Defense Attorney will be appointed by the Prime Minister in office. The Defense Attorney cannot be concurrently serving as Prime Minister, as Attorney General, as a minister in the PM's cabinet, or in the Judiciary. V. The Defense Attorney may appoint other defense attorneys in the scenario that there is more than one case being processed in the court system. Those appointed by the D.A. cannot be concurrently serving as Prime Minister, as Attorney General, as a minister in the PM's cabinet, or in the Judiciary. VI. A DA may be removed from office by the PM if they are deemed to not be fulfilling their duties by the PM, or if a newly elected Prime Minister decides to replace the DA in office.
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