Legal Opinion
In re S.C.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 10, 2014No. Nos. 13-278 & 13-311PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
¶ 1. In each of these appeals from a termination-of-parental-rights judgment, appointed counsel for appellant parent has moved to withdraw on the ground that continued representation is barred by Rule 3.1 of the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct. The rule provides, in pertinent part, as follows: “A lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, or assert or controvert an issue therein, unless there is a basis in law and fact for doing so that is not frivolous, which includes a good faith argument for an extension, modification or reversal of exist*417ing law.” We requested and received…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Commonwealth v. MoffettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- In Re the Welfare of HallWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- A.L.L. v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2010
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In re C.L.S., JuvenileSupreme Court of Vermont · 2021
- In re L.H., L.H. and L.H., JuvenilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
- In re Bruyette.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2014
- In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To: JJD, minor child, Dominique Desiree Sciacca v. State of Wyoming, ex rel. Department of Family ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 2023
- In re M.T., G.T., B.T. and N.T., JuvenilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2017
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