JOHNSON, J.
The defendant, Frank Gibbons, appeals the refusal of the Superior Court (Groff, J.) to appoint counsel to assist him in petitioning for a suspended sentence. The sole issue presented on appeal is whether an indigent defendant, seeking a sentence suspension pursuant to RSA 651:20 (Supp. 1991), has a procedural due process right to the assistance of counsel under the fourteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution. The defendant does not invoke the...
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