Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
California Supreme Court
Mar. 29, 2019
Unconvicted appellants need counsel, state Supreme Court rules
Someone’s legally responsible for representing non-convicted respondents on appeal, California Supreme Court justices determined Thursday.
Someone's legally responsible for representing non-convicted respondents on appeal, California Supreme Court justices determined Thursday. They're just not saying who.
The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution mandates that anyone accused of a crime has the right to a court-appointed counsel at trial, and that responsibility typically falls to the state's public defenders' office.
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