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]
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