Can Attorneys Have Standing to Challenge a Statute Denying Indigents Counsel on Appeal?
Kowalski et al. v. Tesmer et al. Docket No. 03-407 From: The Sixth Circuit Case at a Glance Michigan does not allow most defendants pleading guilty an automatic appeal but instead allows them to apply for leave to appeal. No counsel is appointed to represent indigents seeking an appeal. This case asks the Supreme Court to decide whether the federal constitution requires Michigan to appoint counsel for these applications and whether attorneys seeking court appointments have standing to raise the indigents’ rights.
