Talk:Right to counsel

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the below quote is not from a US Supreme Court decision. It is from a New Jersey supreme court decision.

>The United States Supreme Court unananimously held that, regardless of whether the proceeding is >lablelled as civil, criminal, or administrative, if a defendant faces a loss of liberty, she or he is >entitled to appointed counsel if indigent. Anne Pasqua, et al v. Hon. Gerald J. Council, et al 186 >N.J. 127 (2006) (March 2006).

[edit] United Kingdom

If I read this right, in the United Kingdom, at present, a criminal defendant can be tried and convicted without representation by counsel and none will be provided if they cannot afford representation. An appeal on the grounds of inadequate representation would produce what result? Would there be any part of European law which would apply with respect to these questions? Fred Bauder 16:25, 27 May 2007 (UTC)