Section 68662 Of Chapter 2.3. California Habeas Corpus Resource Center From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 2.3.
68662
. The Supreme Court shall offer to appoint counsel to
represent all state prisoners subject to a capital sentence for
purposes of state postconviction proceedings, and shall enter an
order containing one of the following:
(a) The appointment of one or more counsel to represent the
prisoner in postconviction state proceedings upon a finding that the
person is indigent and has accepted the offer to appoint counsel or
is unable to competently decide whether to accept or reject that
offer.
(b) A finding, after a hearing if necessary, that the prisoner
rejected the offer to appoint counsel and made that decision with
full understanding of the legal consequences of the decision.
(c) The denial to appoint counsel upon a finding that the person
is not indigent.