Legal Opinion
In Re the Welfare of J.B.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 14, 2010No. A09-1146PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAGNUSON, Chief Justice.
Between November 2007 and October 2008, appellant Crow Wing County filed child-protection (CHIPS) petitions in the three cases now before us. In each case, the indigent parents petitioned for representation and the district court appointed private counsel for the indigent parents. After the County refused to pay the appointed attorney’s invoices, arguing that the district court must appoint a public defender to represent the indigent parents, the district court held the county auditor and county commissioners in civil contempt. The County appealed the order for…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- ILHC OF EAGAN, LLC v. County of DakotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
- Burkstrand v. BurkstrandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- State v. BorstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Alice Ann Staab v. Diocese of St. CloudSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2014
- In re the Welfare of J.J.P.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
- Axelberg v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2014
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