Hawaii Supreme Court· 9/21/1976

State v. Erwin

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554 P.2d 236
57 Haw. 268

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holding that court-appointed counsel’s failure to file a timely appeal for an indigent criminal defendant does not foreclose the defendant’s right to appeal his conviction
holding that court-appointed counsel's failure to file a timely appeal for an indigent criminal defendant does not foreclose the defendant's right to appeal his conviction
holding that court-appointed counsel’s failure to file a timely notice of appeal for an indigent criminal defendant did not foreclose the defendant’s right to appeal
holding that court-appointed counsel’s failure to file a timely appeal for an indigent criminal defendant does not foreclose the defendant’s light to appeal his conviction
“[I]t is clear that an indigent criminal defendant is entitled, on his first appeal, to court-appointed counsel who may not deprive him of his appeal by electing to forego compliance with procedural rules.”
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Judges: Richardson, Kobayashi, Ogata, Menor, Well

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