Does a state prison have to be represented by an attorney when there is no lawyer available or available?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Davis, 189 Cal.App.3d 1177, 234 Cal.Rptr. 859 (Cal. App. 1987):
22 See Bounds v. Smith (1977) 430 U.S. 817, 97 S.Ct. 1491, 52 L.Ed.2d 72, stating a different rule for state prisoners where, unlike here, attorneys are not available to assist or represent them.
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