Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Section 36.26.080 Duty to counsel, defend, and prosecute appeals

§ 36.26.080. Duty to counsel, defend, and prosecute appeals

Whenever the public defender represents any indigent person held in custody without commitment or charged with any criminal offense, he must (1) counsel and defend such person, and (2) prosecute any appeals and other remedies, whether before or after conviction, which he considers to be in the interests of justice.

[1969 c 94 § 8.]

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