STATE, EX REL., WELLS v. HENNESSEY

No. 73-730.

37 Ohio St. 2d 37 (1974)

THE STATE, EX REL. WELLS, APPELLANT, v. HENNESSEY, JUDGE, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 23, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Cain & Lobo, Mr. Arthur L. Cain and Mr. Robert Bruce Henn, for appellant.

Mr. H. E. Whitaker, law director, for appellee.


Per Curiam.

Relator does not claim to be indigent, nor was any claim of indigency urged before the trial court. His only contention is that, since counsel are appointed for indigent defendants, the denial of appointed counsel to any defendant, regardless of indigency, is a denial of equal protection of the laws.

Relator cites no court decision or any statute which imposes any duty upon a trial judge to...

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