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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 11000-15986›PART 7. STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER 15400-15425›CHAPTER 2. Duties and Powers 15420-15425

§ 15421

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Upon appointment by the court or upon the request of the person involved 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.

(c) An appeal in a noncapital, criminal case as long as the State Public Defender is fulfilling the responsibilities to provide representation imposed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b), or the State Public Defender determines that taking a limited number of those cases is necessary for staff training.

(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 869, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)

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