Georgia is the only state that does not mandate that the condemned have a right to lawyers for the habeas process. The idea behind representation is to ensure death row inmates' trials and sentencing meet constitutional standards of fairness before they are put to death. If the U.S. Supreme Court declared such a right, states would be forced to ensure that condemned inmates have competent legal representation for their habeas petitions. But the court recently turned downed the chance to make that ruling.
October 20, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Picturing the sort of Georgian likely to be represented by a huge New York firm, you might not think of someone like Scott L. Christenson.
Christenson needed a lawyer because, it is said, one July day 10 years ago, he hitched a ride with an acquaintance, tried to steal an SUV at gunpoint, shot its driver dead, dumped the body in a rural area near Columbus and drove to Arkansas, where he was arrested for stealing gasoline.
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