California Government Code

§ 15421

GOV § 15421 Effective Aug 6, 2020Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 7 · Ch. 2

Statute text

The State Public Defender is authorized to represent any person who is not financially able to employ counsel in the following matters:

(a)An automatic appeal to the Supreme Court under Section 11 of Article VI of the California Constitution and subdivision (b) of Section 1239 of the Penal Code.

(b)A petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court with respect to a judgment on the automatic appeal to the Supreme Court under Section 11 of Article VI of the California Constitution and subdivision (b) of Section 1239 of the Penal Code.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 29, Sec. 8. (SB 118) Effective August 6, 2020.