Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Gibson v. Grimm
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 12, 1976No. 59387PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONNELLY, Justice.
These cases involve the question whether counsel appointed to represent indigents in misdemeanor cases shall be required to serve without compensation.
In State ex rel. O. J. Gibson v. Grimm, Relators seek to prohibit Respondent from holding Gibson in contempt of court. In State v. Probst, the State appeals from an order taxing the costs in a misdemeanor case against the State.
On April 10, 1975, O. J. Gibson, Jr. was appointed to represent Michael Wayne Probst, an indigent, in a misdemeanor case before the Magistrate Court of Cape Girar-deau County. Probst was found guilty…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
- STATE EX INF. DANFORTH v. MerrellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
3Cited by8 opinions
- In the Interest of L. R. R. v. Christian Family Services, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- State ex rel. Public Defender Commission v. WilliamsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
- State v. CoxMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- State ex rel. Danforth v. LevittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- State ex rel. Teasdale v. SpainhowerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
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