The Sixth Amendment right to counsel is so important to litigants in the criminal justice system that appellate assistance of counsel is

A) free to indigents only when there is a good chance of winning on the merits of the case.
B) only granted on a free basis for the indigent's first appeal that states permit as a matter of right and need not be extended for all appellate litigation that the defendant might want to pursue.
C) available for free for every appeal after trial that a convicted indigent defendant might wish to pursue.
D) granted only for those convicted defendants who have the ability to pay for legal counsel on appeal.
E) only offered when a screening committee of lawyers collectively note that a particular case has great merit and will probably result in the reversal of the appealed conviction.


B

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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