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, gross misdemeanor, or 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
; or
(4) a minor ten years of age or older who is entitled to be represented by counsel under
section
260B.163, subdivision 4, or
260C.163, subdivision 3. History: 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; 1998 c 367 art 8 s 12; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 2000 c 357 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 3 s 3; 2007 c 61 s 3
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