California · Government Code

GOV §68663: No counsel appointed to represent a state prisoner under capital sentence in state postconviction proceedings shall have previously represented the prisoner at trial or on direct appeal in the case fo

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States that counsel appointed for capital prisoners in postconviction proceedings cannot have previously represented them at trial or appeal, unless both prisoner and counsel expressly request continued representation.

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No counsel appointed to represent a state prisoner under capital sentence in state postconviction proceedings shall have previously represented the prisoner at trial or on direct appeal in the case for which the appointment is made, unless the prisoner and counsel expressly requests continued representation.

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