Zur Rechtswirklichkeit der Pflichtverteidigerbestellung: Eine Untersuchung zur Praxis der Beiordnung durch den Strafrichter nach § 140 Abs. 1 Nr. 4 StPO in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

This work presents the findings of an empirical study conducted at Goethe University Frankfurt, concerning the legal realities of public defender assignment since the new law came in effect in 2010. The monograph summarizes the results of a survey of around 3,300 public defenders, and is the most comprehensive study of public defense undertaken in Germany.

• Current study on assigned counsel for prisoners
• The practice of assigning counsel by the judge
• On the legal realities of assigning legal counsel in accordance with § 140, para. 1, no. 4 StPO (Code of Criminal Procedure)