Can a defendant refuse to accept an offer of appointed counsel for appeal when appointment is discretionary?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Storseth v. Spellman, 654 F.2d 1349 (9th Cir. 1981):
This situation is analogous to a defendant's rejection of an offer of appointed counsel for appeal when appointment is discretionary. That defendant cannot then claim that the state infringed on his constitutional right of access by not providing him with another method of access, such as a law library. Bell v. Hopper, 511 F.Supp. 452, 453 (S.D.Ga.1981). His only option is to proceed pro se. Id. at 453.
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