Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Wood
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 29, 1982No. 4-382A51PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNG, Presiding Judge.
Russell Kennedy appeals a paternity judgment entered against him. He contends that he was indigent and, as such, was entitled to both court appointed counsel and a blood grouping test at State expense as rights provided by the Indiana Code and guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
We reverse.
After complainant Wood began receiving welfare benefits, she, represented by the deputy prosecuting attorney, commenced an action to have Kennedy adjudicated the father of her child born out of wedlock. The petition and notice of hearing, set for August 31, 1979, were sent to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Lavertue v. NimanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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- Campbell v. Criterion GroupIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
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