The Supreme Court of the United States approved of a California indigent appellate process that:
A) requires an appellate attorney to prepare, file, and argue an appellate brief in the same manner and with the same degree of zeal and advocacy that would be expected of retained appellate counsel.
B) permits a publicly-appointed legal counsel for an indigent to, consistent with due process, review a trial record for errors and if none are found, decline to file the traditional appellate brief or take any other legal action.
C) allows the attorney for the indigent to file a brief that summarizes the factual and procedural issues in the case and offers to brief any issue the appellate court thinks might have merit.
D) denies the right to an appeal if an indigent cannot afford to pay for an attorney since the state has already had to pay for a trial lawyer to assist the indigent.
E) answers C and D are correct responses
C
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