ORS 138.480: Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide representation for prisoner in proceeding before appellate court.

The Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals may, in its discretion, at the request of an individual who is deprived of liberty by a judgment, is without means to retain an attorney and is without the aid of an attorney, direct the Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide representation for the individual in a proceeding before it to test the validity of that judgment. [1963 c.600 §10; 1969 c.198 §69; 2001 c.962 §28; 2023 c.281 §29]