Opinion
S055130
10-18-2016
PEOPLE v. MORGAN (EDWARD PATRICK)
Counsel appointment order filed
Upon request of appellant Edward Patrick Morgan for appointment of counsel, Michael Meaney is hereby appointed to represent Edward Patrick Morgan for habeas corpus/executive clemency proceedings related to the above automatic appeal now final in this court.
Any “petition for writ of habeas corpus will be presumed to be filed without substantial delay if it is filed . . . within 36 months” of this date (Supreme Ct. Policies Regarding Cases Arising From Judgments of Death, policy 3, timeliness std. 1-1.1), and it will be presumed that any successive petition filed within that period is justified or excused (see In re Clark (1993) 5 Cal.4th 750, 774-782), in light of this court's delay in appointing habeas corpus/executive clemency counsel on behalf of appellant Edward Patrick Morgan.