Colorado Supreme Court shuts down ‘new form of representation’ in postconviction cases

While unrepresented defendants in postconviction proceedings are permitted to have a court-appointed attorney investigate and augment their claims, that is not the case when a private lawyer authors the original petition, the Colorado Supreme Court decided on Monday. In contrast to direct appeals of criminal convictions, which usually allege trial- or sentencing-related errors, postconviction relief is […]