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Ohio Appt.Coun.R. 5.03
Appointment of Appellate Counsel
(A) Appointment
Except as provided in Appt.Coun.R. 5.04, a court shall appoint at least two attorneys to
appeal a case where the trial court has imposed the death penalty on an indigent
defendant.
(B) Appellate counsel designation
The court shall designate attorneys appointed as counsel pursuant to division (A) of this
rule as “appellate counsel.” To be designated as appellate counsel, the attorney shall
have been certified for appointment as such by the Commission on Appointment of
Counsel in Capital Cases pursuant to Appt.Coun.R. 3.04.
(C) Office in Ohio
At least one of the attorneys appointed as counsel pursuant to division (A) of this rule
shall maintain a law office in Ohio.
History
Effective Date: February 1, 2015
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
5ee709d6bf34b63052f312160391760986efd24486cd7b11a483116dd325e980
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