Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 18-83, (1983)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided May 19, 1983PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT D. ZAPF, District Attorney Kenosha County
You have requested my opinion concerning certain practices of the state public defender in your county. I will respond to the following issues raised in your letters:
Does the state public defender have the authority to represent indigent material witnesses for the state who are required to post bail pursuant to section 969.01 (3), Stats.? If so, what is the scope of that representation?
Assuming the authority to represent witnesses required to post bail under section 969.01 (3), Stats., does this create a conflict of interest when the public…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Tate v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Robert Flanagan, James Keweshan, Sidney Landis and Thomas McNameeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- State v. AlbrightCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Pedersen v. BlessingerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. NovakWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
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