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Effective Counsel Required in Kansas Civil Commitment Proceedings

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2013 published in Prison Legal News October, 2013, page 40
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Civil Commitment. Location: Kansas.
The Kansas Supreme Court has held that prisoners facing civil commitment under the Kansas Sexually Violent Predators Act (KSVPA) have a due process right to effective assistance of counsel. The Court also held that ineffective assistance of counsel claims may be raised on appeal or in a state habeas corpus …

 

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