Does a defendant have ever been denied access to a law library, legal materials, or other services reasonably necessary for his defense when he is in custody?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Boone, F062332 (Cal. App. 2013):
Defendant has never claimed, either before the superior court or on appeal, that he was unable to obtain access to a law library, legal materials, an investigator, or other services reasonably necessary for his defense when he was in custody, or that he would be unable to obtain access if he was returned to custody. (See, e.g., People v. James
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