§500.400. Death Penalty Litigation

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The Office of the State Appellate Defender has established three units for capital litigation:

a)         The Capital Trial Assistance Unit provides assistance to attorneys appointed under the Capital Crimes Litigation Act [725 ILCS 124/50] (see 725 ILCS 105/10(c)(5)).

b)        The Capital Post-Conviction Unit represents capital defendants in post-conviction and collateral proceedings under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 [725 ILCS 5/Art. 122] (post conviction hearings).

c)         The Supreme Court Unit represents capital defendants on appeal.

                    
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