Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 68-82, (1982)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided November 24, 1982Published
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID NIBLACK State Public Defender
You have requested my opinion concerning the scope of discretion available to the State Public Defender in electing not to provide counsel in conditions of confinement cases and in cases seeking post-conviction and post-commitment remedies in which there is no absolute right to counsel for indigents. Specifically, you request my opinion as to the effect of the changes in the State Public Defender's responsibility and discretion made by ch. 20, Laws of 1981.
Prior to the amendments contained in ch. 20, Laws of 1981, the relevant portions of sec. 977.05(4),…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. MosleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Office of the State Public Defender v. Circuit Court for Dodge CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. AlstonCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1979