Source: https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-28-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/28-usc-sect-2261.html
Timestamp: 2020-02-27 12:05:33
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2261', '§ 2261', '§ 2261', '§ 2261', '§ 2261', '§ 2261']

28 U.S.C. § 2261 - U.S. Code Title 28. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 2261 | FindLaw
28 U.S.C. § 2261 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 28. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 2261. Prisoners in State custody subject to capital sentence; appointment of counsel; requirement of rule of court or statute; procedures for appointment
(b) Counsel. --This chapter is applicable if--
(1) the Attorney General of the United States certifies that a State has established a mechanism for providing counsel in postconviction proceedings as provided in section 2265 ; and
(c) Any mechanism for the appointment, compensation, and reimbursement of counsel as provided in subsection (b) must offer counsel to all State prisoners under capital sentence and must provide for the entry of an order by a court of record--
(e) The ineffectiveness or incompetence of counsel during State or Federal post-conviction proceedings in a capital case shall not be a ground for relief in a proceeding arising under section 2254 . This limitation shall not preclude the appointment of different counsel, on the court's own motion or at the request of the prisoner, at any phase of State or Federal post-conviction proceedings on the basis of the ineffectiveness or incompetence of counsel in such proceedings.
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