2005 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, 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, but if 
 the person pled guilty and received a presumptive sentence or a 
 downward departure in sentence, and the state public defender 
 reviewed the person's case and determined that there was no 
 basis for an appeal of the conviction or of the sentence, then 
 the state public defender may decline to represent the person in 
 a postconviction remedy case; 

    (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. 

    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; 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