The question presented is whether the trial court's appointment of a guardian for Archie Deere, Jr., appellant, (Deere) after refusing to grant a continuance to permit him to attend the hearing accompanied by his lawyer was an abuse of discretion and a denial of due process. We find that it was.
After a history of brief periods of confinement both in mental hospitals and county jails, Deere, who...
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