Summary:       The Defendant filed a motion to appoint counsel, arguing that counsel is necessary for his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion because he does not have sufficient access to the law library and he is not capable of assisting in his own defense. The Court denied the motion, finding that there is not a constitutional or statutory right to counsel in habeas proceedings, that the interests of justice do not require the appointment of counsel, and that neither the claims nor the facts giving rise to them appear to be complex.


Case Name: USA v. Melvin Troy Twoshields

Case Number: 1-06-cr-19

Docket Number: 94

Date Filed: 12/9/08

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
 

United States of America,

Plaintiff,

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Melvin Troy Twoshields,

Defendant.

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) ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
) MOTION TO APPOINT
) COUNSEL
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) Case No. 1:06-cr-19
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Melvin Troy Twoshields,

Petitioner,

-vs-

United States of America,

Respondent.

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) Case No. 1:08-cv-81
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