Douglas v. California, No. 34 (U.S. Supreme Court) (372 U.S. 353; 83 S.Ct. 814) (March 18, 2063) (Justice Douglas)
Here the Supreme Court established the principle that an indigent defendant's right to counsel extends to the first appeal; and that to deny counsel on appeal to an indigent defendant amounts to an "invidious discrimination".
In this case, a California state court denied the petitioner/defendants' requests for counsel after determining ...
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