In 2021, 60.7 percent of penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan had defendants who were legally represented by publicly appointed attorneys before the indictment. After the introduction of the public defense system in 2006, the share of cases that enjoyed professional legal representation increased significantly.
Share of penal cases in which attorneys represented the suspects before indictment in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by type of appointment
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Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (December 8, 2022). Share of penal cases in which attorneys represented the suspects before indictment in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by type of appointment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418085/japan-share-penal-cases-attorneys-suspect-stage-by-appointment-type/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Share of penal cases in which attorneys represented the suspects before indictment in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by type of appointment." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418085/japan-share-penal-cases-attorneys-suspect-stage-by-appointment-type/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (2022). Share of penal cases in which attorneys represented the suspects before indictment in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by type of appointment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418085/japan-share-penal-cases-attorneys-suspect-stage-by-appointment-type/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Share of Penal Cases in Which Attorneys Represented The Suspects before Indictment in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by Type of Appointment." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418085/japan-share-penal-cases-attorneys-suspect-stage-by-appointment-type/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Share of penal cases in which attorneys represented the suspects before indictment in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by type of appointment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418085/japan-share-penal-cases-attorneys-suspect-stage-by-appointment-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of penal cases in which attorneys represented the suspects before indictment in Japan from 2012 to 2021, by type of appointment [Graph], Japan Federation of Bar Associations, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418085/japan-share-penal-cases-attorneys-suspect-stage-by-appointment-type/