Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Plutshack v. Department of Health & Social Services
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1968PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnor T. Hansen, J.
The issues raised by the petitioner and the respondent cause us to direct our attention to three specific situations.(1) Is an indigent defendant entitled to appointment of counsel, at public expense, when he is charged with a misdemeanor as defined by the Wisconsin statutes?
This question is as perplexing as it is controversial and has caused much difficulty throughout the country.
Any consideration of this question today must start with Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), 372 U. S. 335, 83 Sup. Ct. 792, 9 L. Ed. 2d 799. Factually, the Gideon Case involved a felony conviction. While the denial of a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Rodriguez v. ROSENBLATTSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- State v. BakerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. MadisonCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Winnie v. HarrisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Newell v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
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