Supreme Court Brief interviews Creel

Authors

Barbara L. Creel, University of New Mexico - School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-13-2016

Abstract

If tribal courts provided competent counsel to indigent Indian defendants, Creel said, "Then I would say, 'Prosecute all day long.' But [federal prosecutors] are trying to short-circuit that. They're saying because we have this epidemic, let's make it easier for everyone involved. That's against constitutional values and tribal values."

Creel asks the justices to hold that all persons facing incarceration must have the same protections in place. "That wouldn't apply the Constitution to tribes but it would disallow federal prosecutors from using uncounseled convictions."

Publication Title

Supreme Court Brief (Online)

Recommended Citation

Barbara L. Creel, Supreme Court Brief interviews Creel, Supreme Court Brief (Online) (2016).
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