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ROBINSON v. SHOCK

No. CR 83-120.

667 S.W.2d 956 (1984)

282 Ark. 262

Owen ROBINSON, a minor, By and Through his mother and next friend, Ella ROBINSON, and Dwight Rivers, a minor, By and Through his mother and next friend, May Zellar Robinson, Appellants, v. Anthony SHOCK, Superintendent Pine Bluff Training School, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

East Arkansas Legal Services by Charles Q. Grimm, Helena, for appellants.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Elizabeth Dowling, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

HAYS, Justice.

By this appeal we are asked to decide whether habeas corpus is the proper remedy to obtain the release of juvenile offenders committed without legal counsel.

The two minors in this case were found to be juvenile delinquents by the Juvenile Court of Lee County, Arkansas and were committed to the Arkansas Department of Youth Services in Jefferson County for indefinite confinement. Neither juvenile was represented by counsel, nor was the right...

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