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A lot of this (right to counsel) varies from state to state (as does the death penalty). I am not exactly sure what the 6th Amendment itself requires, but I do know that obviously, its requires a base minimum which states build on.
In the great Commonwealth of VA (where I anxiously await bar results) ALL death penalty cases are automatically appealed to the VA Supreme Court, whether or not the defendant desires this or not, and thus the right to appellate counsel is a state right and the public will pay for an indigent's attorney.
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