IN RE LEWIS

No. 44682.

88 Wn.2d 556 (1977)

564 P.2d 328

In the Matter of the Welfare of JOHN HAROLD LEWIS.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

May 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McGillin & Guykema and Kathryn Guykema, for petitioner.

Don Herron, Prosecuting Attorney, and Donald Meath, Deputy, for respondent.


UTTER, J.

Does an indigent minor charged with committing a crime, have the constitutional right to appointed counsel and expenditure of public funds for the purpose of appellate review of an order of the juvenile court declining jurisdiction and transferring his case to the prosecuting attorney for adult prosecution? We hold that he does and direct the entry of an order providing appointed counsel and the expenditure of public funds to facilitate appellate review...

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