· 8/24/2023
In the Interest of L.D.B. and L.D.B. v. the State of Texas
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that when a state does not provide indigent defendants with counsel on direct appeal, “an unconstitutional line has been drawn between rich and poor”
- holding that when a state does not provide indigent defendants with counsel on direct appeal, \an unconstitutional line has been drawn between rich and poor\
- holding that indigent defendants are entitled to counsel in their first appeal as of right
- holding that a state is required to provide counsel to an indigent defendant on appeal as of right
- holding that a state is required to provide counsel to an indigent defendant on appeal as of right
- holding that an indigent defendant is entitled to assistance of counsel on his first direct appeal as of right
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