Not only must a defendant have a lawyer, the court ruled, but that lawyer must provide real assistance, or as the courts have put it, effective counsel.

最高法院裁定，被告不仅必须有律师，而且律师必须提供真正的协助，也就是，按照法院的说法，有效的法律顾问。

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Ineffective assistance of counsel in the adversarial system is a system to protect the rights of the accused to effective assistance of counsel and to fair trial.

对抗制国家的无效辩护制度是一项保障刑事被追诉人获得律师有效辩护和公平审判的制度。

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What effective assistance of counsel emphasizes is defences aim and effect.

辩护的有效性强调的是辩护行为的目的和效果。

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One should not attempt to navigate them without the assistance of experienced tax counsel.

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Nonprofit housing assistance programs such as Smith's are available in many cities across the country to educate and counsel prospective home buyers and inform them of available assistance.

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It seems far more likely that the Pentagon will keep its own counsel, mixing and matching from the vast variety of forces at its own disposal, and taking assistance from allies, ranging from Afghan tribesmen to former Soviet satellites, as and when required.

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