CHAPTER 2.3. California Habeas Corpus Resource Center [68660. - 68666.]

Heading of Chapter 2.3 amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 69, Sec. 14.

§§ 68660–68666 · 10 sections

• § 68660 As used in this chapter, “center” means the California Habeas Corpus Resource Center, and “board” means the board of directors of the center.
• § 68660.5 The purposes of this chapter are to qualify the State of California for the handling of federal habeas corpus petitions under Chapter 154 of Title 28 of the…
• § 68661 There is hereby created in the judicial branch of state government the California Habeas Corpus Resource Center, which shall have all of the following general…
• § 68661.1 (a) The center may represent a person sentenced to death on a federal habeas corpus petition if and only if (1) the center was appointed to represent that…
• § 68661.5 (a) Attorneys employed by the center pursuant to Section 68661 may also represent any person sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in this state…
• § 68662 The superior court that imposed the sentence shall offer to appoint counsel to represent a state prisoner subject to a capital sentence for purposes of state…
• § 68663 No counsel appointed to represent a state prisoner under capital sentence in state postconviction proceedings shall have previously represented the prisoner at…
• § 68664 (a) The center shall be managed by an executive director who shall be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the center. (b) The executive director shall…
• § 68665 (a) The Judicial Council and the Supreme Court shall adopt, by rule of court, binding and mandatory competency standards for the appointment of counsel in…
• § 68666 (a) The Supreme Court may compensate counsel representing indigent defendants in automatic appeals arising out of a judgment of death or for state…