US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  19
                              CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
                                  CHAPTER 27
                                  EXECUTION
    19-2720.  INQUIRY INTO NEED FOR NEW COUNSEL. After the imposition of a
sentence of death, the trial judge should advise the defendant that, upon a
particularized showing that there is a reasonable basis to litigate a claim of
ineffective assistance of trial counsel, new counsel may be appointed to
represent the defendant to pursue such a claim in a post-conviction
proceeding. If no such request is made, the trial judge shall certify of
record that there are no facts that have come to the court's attention upon
which such a claim could reasonably be based or, alternatively, the court may
appoint new counsel. No deficiency in the application of the procedure
described herein shall be grounds for relief from a judgment of conviction or
from a sentence.