nmm 22 4500 ICPSR32541 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130525s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR32541 MiAaI MiAaI Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States] [electronic resource] James Anderson , Paul Heaton 2012-09-21 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 32541 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-25. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study measured the difference that defense counsel made to the outcome of homicide and death penalty cases. One in five indigent murder defendants in Philadelphia were randomly assigned representation by the Defender Association of Philadelphia while the remainder received court-appointed private attorneys. This study's research design utilized this random assignment to measure how defense counsel affected murder case outcomes. The research team collected data on 3,157 defendants charged with murder in Philadelphia Municipal Court between 1995-2004, using records provided by the Philadelphia Courts (First Judicial District of Pennsylvania). Data were also obtained from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System web portal, the National Corrections Reporting Program, and the 2000 Census. This study contains a total of 47 variables including public defender representation, defendant demographics, ZIP code characteristics, prior criminal history, case characteristics, case outcomes, and case handling procedures. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32541.v1 attorneys icpsr capital punishment icpsr convictions (law) icpsr court cases icpsr court system icpsr courts icpsr criminal courts icpsr criminal justice system icpsr criminal law icpsr defendants icpsr defense counsel icpsr homicide icpsr legal representation icpsr legal systems icpsr murder icpsr offenders icpsr outcome evaluation icpsr plea negotiations icpsr poverty icpsr public defenders icpsr punishment icpsr sentencing icpsr trials icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD VI. Criminal Justice System NACJD IV. Court Case Processing Anderson, James Heaton, Paul Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 32541 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32541.v1