State v. Randolph

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

The questions presented in this case are: (1) whether the district court erred in ordering a public defender to represent an indigent misdemeanant on appeal; (2) whether the court erred in ordering the public defender system to pay for the representation costs of that appeal; and (3) whether the court erred in ordering the State Public Defender’s office to pay for the transcripts required for that appeal. *153Because the Legislature has not authorized public defenders to represent indigent misdemeanants on appeal, we reverse the district court’s order appointing the…