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Equal justice, but at what cost?C O L U M N

BY BrITTANY SHArKEYbrittsharkey@gmail.com

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Imagine if the famous inscrip-tion on the U.S. Supreme Court Building didn’t read “Equal jus-tice under law” but rather “You get the justice you can pay for.”

Not nearly as inspiring or comforting, is it? However, it is the sad reality for most people facing criminal prosecutions to-day. On the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court mandate to provide legal counsel to the poor, that imperative is failing.

In 1961, Clarence Gideon was charged with breaking into a Florida pool hall and stealing li-quor and money. Gideon asked the court to appoint counsel to him because he was too poor to pay for an attorney himself. The court ignored his request and

Gideon was forced to represent himself.

Gideon was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison, but he spent his time in the library of the prison and ap-pealed his case all the way to the Supreme Court.

Fifty years ago, the Court handed down its historic deci-sion in Gideon v. Wainwright. They found that there was a fun-damental right to representation by counsel inherent in the sixth amendment that justice before the law could not exist without representation.

The requirement for appoint-ment of counsel set forth in Gideon v. Wainwright at the time applied only to those ac-cused of felony crimes but has since been expanded to include not only felonies, but also any misdemeanor that could result in jail time, a first appeal and any case involving juvenile de-linquency.

However, the decision in Gideon v. Wainwright did not

immediately solve the problem of universal indigent criminal defense, and implementing that mandate has proved to be chal-lenging and burdensome.

This is a problem that has become more pronounced in recent years. With the introduc-tion of harsher sentencing laws and “three strikes” rules, there are more criminal defendants and many of them are too poor to afford an attorney.

Under this amount of new defendants, the justice system at its present state cannot support the holding of Gideon v. Wain-wright. A 2009 study found the average public defender in Mi-ami had a caseload of up to 500 felonies at a time. The American Bar Association recommends the limit should be 150.

The other major issue is fund-ing. Only 24 states currently have public defender systems, the other states shirk their du-ties by placing the burden of indigent defense on even more cash-strapped county and local

judicial districts.The one thing needed to

change this system is the po-litical will to do so. We pour money into the administration of our criminal justice systems. We have no problem approving budgets for brand new police cars or building new jails and prisons, but when it comes to defense, we get cheap.

This anniversary should have been a moment of reflection in how far we’ve come in guar-anteeing the rights due to the accused in our criminal justice system. Instead, it serves as a painful reminder that progress hasn’t been made and the rights to equal treatment before the law are seriously jeopardized.

The ideal espoused in Gideon v. Wainwright is a lofty, but we should do a better job of trying to live up to it.

Brittany Sharkey is a third-year law student from Oceanside, Calif. She graduated from NYU in 2010 with a degree in politics. Follow her on Twitter @brittanysharkey.

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Forgoing traditional spring break activities, 18 Univer-sity of Mississippi students worked their way through the state, participating in a number of community ser-vice projects in Hattiesburg, Biloxi and Ocean Springs.

Students were not charged for the trip, as all costs were covered by the support of the Department of Student Housing. The trip was in-tended for freshmen, and they were accompanied by several sophomore resident assistants.

The group camped with minimal accommodations in the Biloxi Back Bay area, staying at Camp Wilkies, an 89-acre youth camping facil-ity.

Courtney Jackson, a partic-ipating elementary education sophomore and resident as-sistant, said the group worked on several different projects, ranging from environmental aid to shelter work Monday through Wednesday.

“Some of the projects we did were cleaning up a church that had been de-stroyed from the tornado that was in Hattiesburg, sorting donations at a food pantry, volunteering at a women’s home and clearing out forest trails for Gautier City Park,” Jackson said.

On Monday, they trav-eled to Hattiesburg to assist in clean up from the Feb. 10 tornado’s devastation at Mt. Carmel church, according to nursing freshman De’Erica Blakely.

“Some people organized books in a classroom and others helped clean the mold and mildew in the kitchen,” Blakely said. “There was a lot of debris left over that needed to be picked up as well.”

The participants split up on Tuesday, one group vol-unteering with the Boy’s and Girl’s Club on the coast and the other with a women’s shelter.

On Wednesday, the group’s energy was transferred to park clean-up.

“On the last day of service, we all helped clean up a park that had been abandoned by the state,” Blakely said. “We cut limbs and helped clear the trails.”

The trip was eye-opening for Blakely.

“Oftentimes, I tend to overlook my blessings, and this trip put everything in perspective for me,” Blakely said. “One of the greatest re-wards in life is helping others in need -- knowing you made a difference in someone’s life.”

Jackson’s mindset also changed because of the trip.

“I learned to remember

that there are people less for-tunate than me and to hum-ble myself when I start to think that life is not treating me right,” Jackson said.

In addition to service expe-riences, the trip also included activities that were more akin to a traditional spring break.

“On Thursday, we went to an alligator ranch, a swamp tour, Biloxi Beach and played laser tag,” psychology fresh-man Kenedi Hobson said.

Students interested in at-tending the trip went through an application process, as only a limited number of spots were available.

This was the first trip spon-sored by Ole Miss Student Housing, but the department intends to host others in the future.

“The plan for next year is to make an organization that will coordinate the trips and hopefully even go interna-tional,” Jackson said.

In coming years, upper-classmen will be encouraged to attend as well.

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A group of Ole Miss students and faculty helped with devastation clean up in Hattiesburg at Mt. Carmel church.

Eighteen Ole Miss students traveled to complete community service projects across the state with the Ole Miss Department of Student Housing.

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Teaching music through demonstration

University of Mississippi as-sistant professor of music Jos Milton and professor of music Stacy Rodgers are performing in the faculty recital at 8 p.m. tonight in Nutt Auditorium.

The theme of the recital is nostalgia and remembrance, and the pieces selected deal with aspects of love, some re-ferring to Paris and Michelan-gelo.

The program will feature pieces by Henry Purcell, Lud-wig van Beethoven, Francis Poulenc, Benjamin Britten and Ned Rorem.

Milton, a tenor, said the pro-gram is “an eclectic mix of mu-sical styles spanning over 300 years.”

“Our event is part of the Faculty Recital Series, which includes four or five programs on Monday evenings dur-

ing the course of the fall and spring semesters,” Milton said.

Milton and Rodgers, who will be playing the piano, be-gan planning the recital at the beginning of last semester.

“The program eventually evolved into a final product, which we began rehearsing several months ago,” Milton said.

Milton added that the audi-ence plays a significant role in the performance.

“Performers thrive on the presence of an appreciative audience, as a sounding board for our art,” he said.

When that audience con-tains students, Milton said the performance becomes a les-son, as well.

“In the studio, we often teach music through demon-stration,” he said. “I hope that while experiencing our perfor-mance, students will witness our teaching methods and

tools being put to use with suc-cess.”

Tickets for the recital are $8 for adults and $5 for students and children. Tickets are avail-able at the UM Box Office in the Union and will be avail-able at the door of the perfor-mance.

Music faculty members Jos Milton and Stacy Rodgers are performing in the Faculty Recital Series tonight in hopes of students attending and applying what they learn to their music careers.

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Marshall Henderson is the best thing that could have hap-pened to Ole Miss basketball. Stuck in a 10-year drought, Ole Miss basketball needed an injection of success. Hen-derson provided that.

The junior guard has been hated all season. Tennessee hated him. Auburn hated him. The whole Southeastern Conference hated him.

“It feels good because of all the haters out there,” Hender-son said. “We’re the champi-ons.”

He was the only player booed during a game in Nash-ville. He was the villain of the SEC Tournament.

“I’ve been the villain every-where I’ve gone,” Henderson said after the Rebels’ semifi-nal win over Vanderbilt. “It’s cool. I like it, actually. I feed off that. I love when my name gets announced and I just hear ‘Boooo,’ and all I do is just smile.”

Henderson scored more than 20 points in all three games of the SEC Tourna-

ment and was named MVP of the tournament, despite being left off of the SEC Coaches’ All-SEC first team, which was comprised of eight players.

“All the other coaches out here, they’re losers,” Hender-son said. “They didn’t win this tournament. We did. We went in with a chip on our shoul-der. Maybe they’ll be smarter next year.”

Henderson led the SEC in scoring this season, but it hasn’t just been his point pro-duction that has fueled Ole Miss to the NCAA Tourna-ment. When he makes plays, the excitement level rises. Ole Miss picks up their defensive intensity after Henderson bur-ies a three. The fans get loud, whether they’re booing or cheering.

“When Marshall makes shots, it gives the other guys confidence,” head coach Andy Kennedy said.

Henderson makes basket-ball fun.

He loves the game. He loves to talk trash. And he loves to make big plays. He has drawn the love of Ole Miss fans and the hatred of opponents’ fans.

But regardless, he is entertain-ment.

“Everything about Marshall Henderson is unique from start to finish,” Kennedy said.

He’s stared down fans, he’s thrown ice back into the crowd, he’s punched a wall af-

ter a loss and he even mocked the Florida Gator chomp dur-ing the SEC Championship game.

Marshall Henderson is pure excitement. He has given an Ole Miss fanbase something to cheer about and something

to defend. He is the reason the Rebels

are still dancing in March.

For continuing coverage of Ole Miss men’s basketball, follow @Tyler_RSR and @thedm_sports on Twitter.

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Ole Miss football head coach Hugh Freeze and his staff en-tered their second year of work Sunday afternoon when the Rebels kicked off with an easier day of practice. Freeze took his squad to the Tad Smith Colise-um for the NCAA Tournament watch party for the Rebel bas-ketball team.

“Going into our second spring with us understanding what we want to do and want to be and the kids having a better under-standing of who we are, I’m excited about the 15 days we have,” Freeze said. “Certainly, I hate to miss any time, but it was well worth it today to see our guys (basketball) win the SEC Championship.”

The Rebels enter spring prac-tice after finishing 7-6 this past season with a BBVA Compass Bowl victory against the Pitts-burgh Panthers, but a few famil-iar faces are missing on the field.

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Freeze said there are a few things he will be specifically keep an eye on during spring practices that he hopes to see improve.

“Corner, tight end and Chan-ning Ward at defensive end, getting a spring where he is not behind on install,” Freeze said. “He is here from day one. I’m curious to go in and watch the film and see how he did on in-stalling something and then exe-cuting it on the field, but mostly secondary and key individuals

up front. D.T., I’ve never seen him play. I want to see how he does. I think it is great we get (se-nior quarterback) Barry (Brunet-ti) and (sophomore quarterback) Maikhail (Miller) reps too.”

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Spring football kicks offAfter a successful first season under head coach Hugh Freeze, the Ole Miss football team opened spring drills Sunday afternoon to prepare for the 2013-14 season.

BY MATT SIGLErmcsigler@go.olemiss.edu FRIDAY: No. 6 OLE

MISS 7, No. 11 ARKAN-SAS 1

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sixth-ranked Ole Miss (19-1, 1-0 SEC) posted the best start in program history on Friday night, using 10 hits and a pair of long balls to defeat No. 11 Arkansas (13-6, 0-1 SEC) by a score of 7-1 in the conference opener at Baum Stadium.

SATURDAY: No. 11 ARKANSAS 10, No. 6 OLE MISS 1

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A day after using the long ball to pick up a win in the series opener, small ball and miscues did in the Rebels as No. 6 Ole Miss (19-2, 1-1 SEC) fell to No. 11 Arkansas (14-6, 1-1 SEC) by a score of 10-1.

Ole Miss got nine hits on the afternoon, paced by a 3-for-4 day from Auston Bousfield, but the Rebels were never able to string hits together to answer Arkansas runs. The loss evened the weekend series at a game each after Ole Miss won the first game 7-1 on Friday night.

SUNDAY: No. 6 OLE MISS 6, No. 11 ARKAN-SAS 4

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – It took 13 innings and almost

everyone on the bench, but the Rebels made the plays when needed as No. 6 Ole Miss (20-2, 2-1 SEC) rallied to force extra innings on the way to a 6-4 win over No. 11 Arkansas (14-7, 1-2 SEC) Sunday at Baum Stadium.

THURSDAY: No. 4 OLE MISS 4, No. 19 Baylor 2

FRIDAY: No. 10 KEN-TUCKY 4, No. 4 OLE MISS 1

SUNDAY: No. 23 VANDERBILT 4, No. 4 OLE MISS 3

FRIDAY: No. 54 OLE MISS 4, No. 38 KEN-TUCKY 3

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NASHVILLE – After Ole Miss lost on the road to Mis-sissippi State, the Rebels’ NCAA Tournament hopes were dead. It was Ole Miss’ second bad loss in two weeks, and with just two games left before the Southeastern Conference Tournament, just about everyone was count-ing the Rebels out.

Ole Miss won their final two regular season games before entering the confer-ence tournament, where they took down Missouri and Vanderbilt before upsetting top-seeded and 13th-ranked Florida, 66-63, to claim the SEC Tournament Champi-onship and get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tourna-ment, where they will be a No. 12 seed in the West Re-gion.

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for our program, big mo-ment for the seniors,” head coach Andy Kennedy said. “Guys that have continued to persevere. We knew this was possible if we stayed together and we focused on the things that we could control.”

The Rebels face No. 5 seed Wisconsin in Kansas City, Mo., Friday. If they win, Ole Miss will face the winner of the game between No. 4 seed Kansas State vs. No. 13 Boise State or La Sal-le, who face each other in a play-in game in Dayton, Ohio Wednesday.

Junior guard Marshall Henderson was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, while senior forwards Reginald Buckner and Murphy Holloway were also named to the All-Tour-nament Team.

The Rebels entered the SEC Tournament on the bubble, but played their way into the tournament with three wins in three days, de-spite a thin front line and an injury to sophomore guard Jarvis Summers against Mis-souri.

“It’s funny how things change in 72 hours,” Kenne-dy said. “We’re fighting for our lives against Missouri, and I got to throw a true freshman out there who got us to this point with Derrick Millinghaus and the plays that he made. So it was true team effort. It would not have been possible if these guys didn’t continue to per-severe.”

In the first half against Florida, Ole Miss fell behind by as many as 14 points, but Holloway kept the Rebels within striking distance, scoring their last 10 points, as they went into halftime trailing 38-26.

“I didn’t want the game to get too far away from us, and, you know, I made plays based off hustle, and we kept ourselves close like we did in the other games at halftime,” Holloway said.

Ole Miss opened the sec-ond half on a 10-3 run to cut the lead to 41-36, and then took its first lead of the game after a 7-0 run. After anoth-er 7-0 run, including five

straight points from Hen-derson, who finished with 21 points on 6-of-14 shoot-ing, the Rebels stretched their lead to 59-53, their largest lead of the game.

Florida got within two at 63-61 with 1:09 left, then Holloway answered with two of his game-high 23 points on a goaltending call.

“Murphy was going off,” Henderson said. “That’s how we are. You never know who it’s going to be. Murh-py’s a senior. He’s willed us through a lot of things this year. No better player to lead us to victory tonight than Murphy Holloway.”

The Gators answered back and forced a turnover, but missed a game-tying shot, which Holloway rebounded. He then went to the line for a one-and-one with 8 seconds left. Holloway made the first free throw, but missed the second to extend the lead to 66-63 with 8.6 seconds left.

“I was just like, man, just make one,” Holloway said. “I was like, just make one just in case they hit a 3, we can go into overtime. Me and my boy Reggie been struggling ever since we’ve got here, we’ve been strug-gling, man. It was tough, man. I knew I had to step up, so I stepped up. I made one.”

After two missed free throws with 4.2 seconds left, a desperate 3-pointer by Florida senior guard Kenny Boynton rimmed out, and Ole Miss won its second-ever SEC Tournament title and the first since 1981.

“Not saying that they didn’t want to win this game, but for us, this was a special moment,” Kennedy said. “It’s been a long time since Ole Miss had been on this stage. And our guys had earned the right to be here, and I wanted us to seize it. So I really think — and you can hear in the seniors — I really think we played with a sense of urgency that is needed to win champion-ships.”

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