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Government Code § 68663

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Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 68663Official source ↗

Added by renumbering Section 68653 (as added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 869, Sec. 3) by Stats. 1998, Ch. 485, Sec. 98. Effective January 1, 1999.

No counsel appointed to represent a state prisoner under capital sentence in state postconviction proceedings shall have previously represented the prisoner at trial or on direct appeal in the case for which the appointment is made, unless the prisoner and counsel expressly requests continued representation.