BAILEY v. BRODERICK

No. 55855.

212 N.W.2d 395 (1973)

Genevieve E. BAILEY, Petitioner, v. Jack F. BRODERICK and Phillip T. Steffen, Judges of the Municipal Court, City of Davenport, Iowa, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Liebbe, Davenport, for petitioner.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Lorna L. Williams, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Edward N. Wehr, Scott County Atty., and Ralph D. Beal, Davenport City Atty., for respondents.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, UHLENHOPP, and McCORMICK, JJ.


UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This certiorari proceeding turns on whether petitioner Genevieve E. Bailey was legally held in contempt for failure to obtain counsel in a criminal prosecution.

Mrs. Bailey lives with her five children and receives $262 monthly as Aid to Dependent Children (ADC). She earns $64 weekly. She is separated from her husband and does not receive assistance from him. She was charged by preliminary information...

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