In the appeal of case, ohio vs gaskins, the ohio state supreme court ruled on december 9, 2004 that the appointment of a probation officer to be gaskins publicly provided defense counsel was unconstitutional given that probation officers do not have the requisite legal training to be able to provide a defendant with an adequate legal defense. they ruled that from this day forward , publicly provided legal counsel must be individuals with a valid law license to practice criminal law. after the ohio state supreme court ruling, all lower level trial courts have since provided accused persons with attorneys licensed to practice criminal law in the state of ohio. the trial courts in this case have been following which legal principle? once identified, define that legal principle