Summary:       The Defendant filed a motion to appoint counsel to assist in applying for habeas corpus relief. The Court denied the motion, finding that there is not a constitutional right to counsel in habeas corpus 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. Billy Dean Sandland

Case Number: 1-07-cr-100

Docket Number: 42

Date Filed: 12/18/08

Nature of Suit:

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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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Billy Dean Sandland, a/k/a Bill Sandland, Wild Bill Sandland, Wild Bill,

Defendant.

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) ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
) MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT
) OF COUNSEL
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) Case No. 1:07-cr-100
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Billy Dean Sandland, a/k/a Bill Sandland, Wild Bill Sandland, Wild Bill,

Petitioner,

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United States of America,

Respondent.

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) Case No. 1:08-cv-106
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