The Yale Law Journal

M. Clara Garcia Hernandez

Essay

Valuing Gideon’s Gold: How Much Justice Can We Afford?

M. Clara Garcia Hernandez & Carole J. Powell


122 Yale L.J. 2358 (2013).

In this Essay, we explore Gideon’s impact in our community, El Paso, Texas, which has the will to try to meet Gideon’s challenge, but lacks the resources to deliver fully Gideon’s promise. We look at the origins of our community’s indigent defense reform and examine our off…