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Kennedy v. Carlson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 16, 1996No. C0-95-1282, C6-95-1559PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEITH, Chief Justice.

In April 1992, respondent William R. Kennedy, Chief Public Defender for the Fourth Judicial District, initiated this declaratory judgment action in Hennepin County District Court against appellants, Governor Arne Carlson, Treasurer Michael A. McGrath, Commissioner of Finance John Gunyou (since replaced by Laura King), the State Board of Public Defense and the Commissioners of Hennepin County. 1 Kennedy alleges that Minn.Stat. § 611.27 (1994), which establishes the funding system for Minnesota’s public defenders, violates the constitutional rights of indigent…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Sheldon Portman v. County of Santa Clara Bob DiridonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  5. Horace Luckey, III v. Joe Frank Harris, GovernorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In Re the Welfare of J.B.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  2. McCaughtry v. City of Red WingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  3. New York County Lawyers' Ass'n v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Platt v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Duncan v. StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 2009

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