What is a state prisoner's right to access counsel at every critical stage of his criminal proceedings?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Arzate v. Holland, 1:09-cv-02156 MJS HC (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, an indigent state prisoner is entitled to the assistance of counsel at every critical stage of the proceedings. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). Such assistance must be effective and
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