Does a defendant have the right to appoint counsel in a habeas proceeding?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rodriguez v. Lizarraga, No. 2:15-cv-1154 JAM DB P (E.D. Cal. 2018):
There currently exists no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage of the case "if the interests of justice so
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