Government Code section 68663

No counsel appointed to represent a state prisoner under capital sentence in state postconviction proceedings shall have previously represented the prisoner at trial or on direct appeal in the case for which the appointment is made, unless the prisoner and counsel expressly requests continued representation.

Source: Section 68663, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=68663. (updated Jan. 1, 1999; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_68663

Original Source: Section 68663, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=68663. (last accessed May 12, 2025).