Pearl v. State

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

Relying on W.R.Cr.P. 44(a)(2), the district court refused to appoint counsel at appellant’s probation revocation hearing. Because we hold that appointed counsel is constitutionally required under Wyoming’s judicial probation revocation procedure, we reverse.

ISSUE

Appellant, Jason Pearl, presents one issue for review, an issue upon which we requested and received supplemental briefing:

Was the Appellant denied his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process and his Sixth Amendment right to counsel when the trial court failed to appoint counsel to represent the Appellant at…