State Ex Rel. Tanzey v. Richter

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Relator, a public defender, challenges the trial court’s order appointing her as coun sel for defendant. Defendant was charged with the class C felony of receiving stolen property. Relator originally accepted appointment in this case pursuant to defendant’s application for public defender services. This application stated, among other things, that defendant owned no house or land. After accepting the appointment, relator learned that defendant had transferred property valued at $57,000 to his mother for $1. The property was encumbered by back taxes of $727.04 and a deed…