Us Code § 2265 - Certification and judicial review
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§ 2265. Certification and judicial review
(a)
(1)
(A) whether the State has established a mechanism for the appointment, compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of competent counsel in State postconviction proceedings brought by indigent prisoners who have been sentenced to death;
(B) the date on which the mechanism described in subparagraph (A) was established; and
(C) whether the State provides standards of competency for the appointment of counsel in proceedings described in subparagraph (A).
(2)
(3)
(b)
(c)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(Added Pub. L. 109–177, title V, §507(c)(1), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 250.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2265, added Pub. L. 104–132, title I, §107(a), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1223, related to the application of sections 2262, 2263, 2264, and 2266 of this title to State unitary review procedures, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–177, title V, §507(c)(1), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 250.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section applicable to cases pending on or after Mar. 9, 2006, with special rule for certain cases pending on that date, see section 507(d) of Pub. L. 109–177, set out as an Effective Date of 2006 Amendment note under section 2251 of this title.
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