Establishes provisions relating to postconviction relief to set aside a sentence of death

HB 1169 requires courts to appoint two qualified lawyers for indigent defendants challenging a death sentence in Missouri. Lawyers must have specialized death penalty training, three years of criminal litigation experience, and specific case history (like handling five postconviction motions or five felony appeals). The bill prohibits lawyers who represented the defendant at trial from taking these cases and mandates that defendants cannot reject appointed counsel without understanding legal consequences. This law applies to all death penalty appeals under Missouri's postconviction rules (24.035 and 29.15), ensuring standardized legal representation for defendants in capital cases.