Legal Opinion
Cox v. Slama
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 5, 1984No. C5-83-1255PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
For his failure to pay child support, Ricky Lee Slama was ordered to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. Claiming indigence, Slama requested that the trial court appoint a lawyer to represent him. The trial court denied the motion; Slama appealed. The Court of Appeals certified the case to this court.
This case comes to the court on an “agreed statement of the record.” The following is a narrative summation of the statement.
After two years of marriage and one child, Ricky Lee Slama and Ruthann Marie Cox dissolved their marriage in 1979. The dissolution decree…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Donald A. Ridgway v. T.L. Baker, Potter County SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Rutherford v. KatzenbergerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Jolly v. WrightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- McNabb v. OsmundsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- McBride v. McBrideSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
- State v. LefthandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
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