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No Constitutional Right To Appointed Counsel In Post Conviction Proceedings

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Attorneys, Appointment of Counsel. Location: Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Supreme Court held that a Pennsylvania prisoner had no
constitutional right to court appointed counsel in postconviction
proceedings nor was counsel required to comport with Anders procedures when
withdrawing. A Pennsylvania trial court convicted Dorothy Finley of second
degree murder and imposed a life sentence. On direct appeal, …

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