Does a death row inmate who has been convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death have a right to a court-appointed counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In Re Edward Patrick Morgan On Habeas Corpus., 114 Cal.Rptr.3d 591, 237 P.3d 993, 50 Cal.4th 932 (Cal. 2010):
In California, an indigent prisoner who has been convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death has a statutory right to the assistance of court-appointed counsel not only on appeal ( Douglas v. California (1963) 372 U.S. 353, 356-357, 83 S.Ct. 814, 9 L.Ed.2d 811; 1240) but also in a habeas
[237 P.3d 996]
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