WRIGHT, J.
The question herein is whether counsel must be appointed for an indigent defendant in a misdemeanor case wherein conviction may result in loss of liberty. We hold such appointment of counsel is required.
Appellant was charged in the Benton County District Court, Kennewick Municipal Division, with violations of certain Kennewick city ordinances — negligent driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Those violations are punishable under...
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