HULSE v. WIFVAT

No. 64681.

306 N.W.2d 707 (1981)

Gregory A. HULSE, Plaintiff, v. The Honorable Van WIFVAT, Judge of the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Hulse of Van Werden & Hulse, Adel, pro se.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Lona Hansen, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Alan Shirley, Dallas County Atty., for defendant.

Considered en banc.


McCORMICK, Justice.

In this certiorari case we must interpret section 815.7, The Code, which fixes the standard for compensation of attorneys who are appointed by the court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. Plaintiff Gregory A. Hulse, an Adel attorney, brought this action against defendant district Judge Van Wifvat (the district court) to challenge the adequacy of the attorney fee allowed plaintiff for defending Ralph Kuecker, an indigent charged...

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