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Ferris v. State Ex Rel. Maass

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 1977No. 75-227PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.

The question before us is whether an indigent is entitled to court-appointed counsel at public expense when a state agency (Department of Natural Resources) seeks to enforce its orders through the coercion of imprisonment for contempt. We hold the answer is yes.

After an investigation, the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources (D.N.R.) concluded that Harold Maass (petitioner) owned and operated an unlicensed solid waste disposal site in the town of Ixonia in Jefferson County. On June 29,1972, petitioner was ordered to submit an application for a license which…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Middendorf v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. In re NevittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
  5. In Re Hon. Charles E. KadingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Donald A. Ridgway v. T.L. Baker, Potter County SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. Rutherford v. KatzenbergerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  3. Mead v. BatchlorMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State v. KingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
  5. McBride v. McBrideSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993

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