Legal Opinion
State v. Lynch
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 24, 1990No. 74319, 74259PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
In these cases of first impression,1 we are asked to decide whether the trial court *1153erred in declaring 21. O.S.Supp.1985 § 701.14 unconstitutional because court appointed counsel were forced to represent indigent defendants without the assurance of receiving adequate, speedy, and certain compensation for such representation.2 We find that: 1) Although the statute is not facially unconstitutional, under the facts presented in Cause no. 74,319, it is unconstitutional in application; 2) The present system presses' lawyers into service without affording a post-appointment…
2Cases cited29 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
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Harris v. ChampionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Ronald Keith Williamson v. Ronald Ward, Warden, State Penitentiary at McAlesterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- State v. PeartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Kent A. Simmons Vs. State Public DefenderSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
- Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
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