When a defendant's direct appeal is completed, the Capital Collateral Counsel is notified to begin post-conviction collateral proceedings. In both state and federal courts, post-conviction motions may only be raised for a limited number of legal issues. Collateral challenges focus on the effectiveness of trial and appellate counsel, the discovery of new or undisclosed evidence, or other issues that had not been previously raised, but pertain to the defendant's guilt or the appropriateness of the death penalty.
Fund | Dollars | Positions | |
---|---|---|---|
CAPITAL COLLATERAL REGIONAL COUNSELS | |||
PROGRAM: MIDDLE REGIONAL COUNSEL | |||
CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - MIDDLE REGIONAL COUNSEL |
5,403,549
|
42.00 |
|
PROGRAM: NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL | |||
CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL |
2,888,987
|
20.00 |
|
PROGRAM: SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL | |||
CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL |
4,463,003
|
34.00 |
|
TOTAL |
12,755,539 |
96.00 |
Due Process Services, Report 19-18, December 2019 |
Other Reports
The Auditor General reports on the Capital Collateral Regional Counsels operations are available on its website.
Archived reports from the Commission on Capital Cases are available on its website.
Performance Information