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STATE EX REL. PLUTSHACK v. H&SS DEPARTMENT

37 Wis.2d 713 (1968)

STATE EX REL. PLUTSHACK, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 2, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner there was a brief and oral argument by Robert H. Friebert, public defender.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Thomas A. Lockyear, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Bronson C. La. Follette, attorney general, and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general.

Briefs amici curiae were filed by John A. Koshalek and Riley, Pierce, Lynch & Garner, all of Madison, for the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union; by Joseph F. Preloznik of Madison, for Wisconsin Judicare; and by Dennis J. Purtell of Milwaukee, and for Milwaukee Junior Bar Association.

CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

The issues raised by the petitioner and the respondent cause us to direct our attention to three specific situations.

(1) Is an indigent defendant entitled to appointment of counsel, at public expense, when he is charged with a misdemeanor as defined by the Wisconsin statutes?

This question is as perplexing as it is controversial and has caused much difficulty throughout the country.

Any consideration of this question today...

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