Short Name: Appointment of Counsel in Military Capital Collateral Proceedings
Year Adopted: 1996
Meeting Where Adopted: Annual
Policy Number: 1996 AM 101B
Subjects: Death Penalty, Military, Post-Conviction/Habeas Corpus, Appointment of Counsel
Resolution Text:
RESOLVED, that the American Bar Association urges that military capital prisoners be provided with the same opportunity for the assistance of counsel in seeking federal post- conviction habeas corpus relief as is now provided by federal law for persons sentenced to death in the civilian courts of this country.
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