Tag: defence rights
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Defendant has the right to refuse personal information to investigation authorities (Costitutional Court, 111/23).Italian Constitutional Court stenghtend right to silence of the defendant in criminal proceedings which now covers personal information about the defendant as well.
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Mistakes of defense attorney prejudice definitively defendants rights (Cass. 18716/16)Errors of defense attorney have consequences on defendants rights, since they dont' allow a new (correct) exercise of lost rights.
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EU rights of the defence (CJEU, 550/07)Judgments
Ignorance of basic rules by defense attorney cannot prejudice rights of defendant (Cass. 35149/09)Professional mistakes of the defense attorney cannot prejudice defense rigths.
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Defense attorneys and rule of law (ECtHR, Elci vs Turkey, 2004)The freedom of lawyers to practise their profession without undue hindrance is an essential component of a democratic society and a necessary prerequisite for the effective enforcement of the provisions of the Convention, in particular the guarantees of fair trial and the right to personal security.
Useful Information
.. how can a criminal defense attorney defend criminals?A criminal defense lawyer does not defend the crime or the criminal, but the rights of the accused, and so evereyone's.