KENNEDY v. WOOD

No. 4-382A51.

439 N.E.2d 1367 (1982)

Russell B. KENNEDY, III, Appellant (Respondent below), v. Rita WOOD, Appellee (Petitioner below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Moore, Chris Sautter, Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc., Bloomington, for appellant.

Frank I. Hamilton, Jr., Deputy Pros. Atty., Decatur County, Greensburg, Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard Albert Alford, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


YOUNG, Presiding Judge.

Russell Kennedy appeals a paternity judgment entered against him. He contends that he was indigent and, as such, was entitled to both court appointed counsel and a blood grouping test at State expense as rights provided by the Indiana Code and guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

We reverse.

After complainant Wood began receiving welfare benefits, she, represented by the deputy prosecuting attorney, commenced an action...

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