Whether a criminal defendant on initial-review collateral proceeding is entitled to appointed counsel when the state creates a procedural right and hired counsel abandons the defendant, and if such abandonment violates due process

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether a criminal defendant on an initial-review collateral proceeding("IRCP") is entitled to the appointment of : _counsel when the state creates a procedural right to it, and 7 after hired counsel abandons him. If so, were his rights to due . . process violated when the state failed to appoint counsel? : RELATED CASES Exskine v. s tate, 4 A.3d 391, Delaware Supreme Court. Judgment entered June 24, 2010, ; . State v. Erskine, No.070301 9916, Delaware Superior Court. See Ve Erskine, L Judgment entered November 20, 2012. : Erskine v. State, 65 A.3d. 616, Delaware Supreme Court. . wane vs State Judgment entered May 7, 2013. , State v. Erskine, No. 0703019916, Delaware Superior Court. . Judgment entered March3l , 2014, Erskine v. State, 100 A.3d 1021, Delaware Supreme Court. ; bate . Judgment entered August 21, 2014, : Erskine v. Pierce, 225 FeSupp.3d 246, U.S. Distict Court for the District of Delaware. Judgment entered December 21, 2016. Erskine yv. Vaughn, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 13477, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Judgment entered April 11, 2017. ; . Erskine v, Ceresini, No, 23-94(MN), U.S. District Court for Che ae . the District of Delaware, Judgment entered April 27, 2023. Erskine vy. Ceresini, No. 23-1962. U.s. Court of Appeals for a nea pn . the Third Circuit, Judgment entered November 8, 2023, In re Erskine, 2024 pdel LEXIS 134, Delaware Supreme Court, TE Judgment entered April 18, 2024, : ‘