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1989 Guideline 11.3

GUIDELINE 11.3 – DETERMINING THAT DEATH PENALTY IS BEING SOUGHT

Counsel appointed in any case in which the death penalty is a possible punishment should, even if the prosecutor has not indicated that the death penalty will be sought, begin preparation for the case as one in which the death penalty will be sought while employing strategies to have the case designated by the prosecution as a non-capital one.