Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi v. Arizona
Securities
Did the court violate Mr. Ibeabuchi's right to counsel by revoking his probation for exercising his constitutional rights?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED L A defendant always has the vight to Cewtact an Attommey at hig oun exPense. IL is a Violahon of | the us. Constitubion to push defendants for exercising their Conshitutional vights. Mv: Ibeabuche had wpcthons about his Probation and. Contacled his af ey. When Mv. lbeabuchi asked his probection officer to allow hima +o werk with Coumse} 45 VeSolve the queshons, the probation Ofice, petitioned for My. Ibeabuchi's Probation revocation and the. conchae in WOlation. Did the. Court UunTwine. 1 My. Le : is wight to decel Mw Tbeabuchs. For EXErCiSing 2. A probationer Cannot be pumshed merely beCause he Cannot pay Res. Mr: Ibeabuchi's Probation officer told him he would have to Pay For Sex ofRuder Counselling. She did nottell him that Probatim Could help pay if he Could. not. Because he. beheved he would have to pay but was Unable, My. lbeabuchi dich not Sign up for the. Counseling. ‘Though Failing to educate Mv. lbeabuchi on lis Options, did. Probation effectively pumsh him for being Unable te pay fees? — ~ \