Pennsylvania v. Finley, No. 85-2099 (U.S. Supreme Court) (481 U.S. 551; 107 S.Ct. 1991) (May 18, 1987) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case, which involved the application of Anders v. State of California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), the Supreme Court held that there is no protected Sixth Amendment right to counsel in state post-conviction proceedings - a holding that was subsequently reaffirmed and expanded upon in Coleman v. Thompson, 501 ...
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