When appointed counsel rejects an indigent's claim, what are the implications for the indigent client?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Cunningham v. Superior Court, 177 Cal.App.3d 336, 222 Cal.Rptr. 854 (Cal. App. 1986):

10 Additional problems develop when the appointed counsel believes that the indigent's claim is unworthy, and the indigent client thinks otherwise. (See Bradshaw v. District Court (9th Cir.1984) 742 F.2d 515.)

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