1997 Minnesota Statutes

     611.14 Right to representation by public defender. 

    The following persons who are financially unable to obtain 
 counsel are entitled to be represented by a public defender: 

    (1) a person charged with a felony or gross misdemeanor, 
 including a person charged under sections 629.01 to 629.29; 

    (2) a person appealing from a conviction of a felony or 
 gross misdemeanor, or a person convicted of a felony or gross 
 misdemeanor who is pursuing a postconviction proceeding and who 
 has not already had a direct appeal of the conviction; 

    (3) a person who is entitled to be represented by counsel 
 under section 609.14, subdivision 2; 

    (4) a minor who is entitled to be represented by counsel 
 under section 260.155, subdivision 2, if the judge of the 
 juvenile court concerned has requested and received the approval 
 of a majority of the district court judges of the judicial 
 district to utilize the services of the public defender in such 
 cases, and approval of the compensation on a monthly, hourly, or 
 per diem basis to be paid for such services under section 
 260.251, subdivision 2, clause (e); or 

    (5) a person, entitled by law to be represented by counsel, 
 charged with an offense within the trial jurisdiction of a 
 district court, if the trial judge or a majority of the trial 
 judges of the court concerned have requested and received 
 approval of a majority of the district court judges of the 
 judicial district to utilize the services of the public defender 
 in such cases and approval of the compensation on a monthly, 
 hourly, or per diem basis to be paid for such services by the 
 county within the court's jurisdiction. 

    HIST: 1965 c 869 s 1; 1969 c 655 s 1; 1976 c 2 s 153; 1983 c 
 247 s 213; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 111; 1991 c 345 art 3 s 2