KENISON, C.J.
The sole issue presented by this case is whether a defendant is entitled to the assistance of counsel in a nonsupport contempt hearing because he may be subjected to imprisonment for his failure to comply with the support order.
On December 1, 1969, the parties obtained a decree of divorce which required the defendant to pay support for his minor children in the amount of $40 per week through the New Hampshire Department of Probation. On June...
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