Does the Sixth Amendment right to counsel extend to federal habeas corpus actions filed by state prisoners under Section 2254?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Moreland v. Arnold, No. 2:15-cv-00286 KJM AC P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
The Sixth Amendment right to counsel does not extend to federal habeas corpus actions filed by state prisoners under Section 2254. McCleskey v. Zant, 499 U.S. 467, 495 (1991); Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996) (no constitutional right to appointment of
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