Legal Opinion
Corra v. Coll
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 1, 1982No. 412PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAVANAUGH, Judge:
In this appeal we are asked to decide whether indigent defendants in civil paternity actions have a constitutional due process right to appointed counsel.
On October 5, 1978, appellee, Cleoria Corra, filed a complaint 1 in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County seeking support for Lawrence Paul Corra from appellant, Raymond Coll, Jr., the alleged father of her son. On February 13, 1979, appellant, represented by Legal Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania for the limited purpose of pursuing appellant’s request for counsel, 2 filed a motion for the appointment of a Public…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Tyler v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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- Koleski v. ParkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Lavertue v. NimanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Connell v. ConnellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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