Section 15421 Of Chapter 2. Duties And Powers From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 2.
15421
. 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.