The Right to Counsel at First Appearance

This CLE program explores the critical importance of providing legal counsel at a defendant’s initial court appearance—a stage where decisions on bail, release conditions, and initial charges can have profound and lasting effects. Participants will examine the constitutional and legal framework surrounding the right to counsel at first appearance, with a focus on the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, key Supreme Court decisions such as Rothgery v. Gillespie County, and evolving state-level standards.

You may also like the following events from Corpus Christi Bar Association:

• Next month, 10th September, 03:00 pm, Bridging the Bench: State & Federal Practice in the Coastal Bend in Corpus Christi