,h4 ,,res4 #aif  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,november   
#ac1 #bjac  ,,resolution  ,whereas on   
,march #ah1 #aifc1 the ,supreme ,court  
recognized in ,gideon v4 ,wainwright    
that counsel must be provided to        
indigent defendants in all felony cases2
 ,whereas the ,supreme ,court held that 
providing counsel to indigent defendants
 in all felony cases meets the essential
 requirements of the ,sixth ,amendment  
to the ,united ,states ,constitution2   
and ,whereas the ,supreme ,court held in
 ,argersinger v4 ,hamlin that absent a  
knowing and intelligent waiver1 no      
person may be imprisoned for any        
offense1 whether classified as petty1   
misdemeanor1 or felony1 unless they were
 represented by counsel at their trial3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports   
the ,sixth ,amendment to the ,united    
,states ,constitution1 the right to     
counsel2  7#b7 supports strategies to   
improve the criminal justice system to  

ensure that indigent defendants in all  
felony cases are adequately represented 
by counsel2 and  7#c7 urges ,states to  
work to ensure that indigent defendants 
in all felony cases are adequately      
represented by counsel4  ,clerk4