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Hawkins v. State

Citations

  • 474 S.E.2d 666
  • 222 Ga. App. 461
  • 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 3025
  • 1996 Ga. App. LEXIS 873

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the trial court must appoint counsel for indigent defendants who indicate a desire to appeal
  • “Review of a trial court’s procedure in making decisions as to appointed appellate counsel is authorized.”
  • the determination by a trial court of whether a criminal defendant is indigent is not subject to appellate review
  • “Review of a trial court’s procedure in making decisions as to appointed appellate counsel is authorized.”
  • the determination by a trial court of whether a criminal defendant is indigent is not subject to appellate review
  • “ ‘[W]hether a defendant is indigent, and entitled to have counsel appointed to pursue an appeal, lies within the discretion of the trial court, and this determination is not subject to review.’ ”

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Judges: Blackburn, Birdsong, Beasley

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