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DEMACE v. WHITTAKER

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196 Conn. 413 (1985)

CARYN DEMACE v. ARTHUR WHITTAKER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released June 4, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claudine Siegel, with whom were Julia Bradley and, on the brief, Robert Lessler, for the appellant (defendant).

Joseph X. Dumond, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Joseph I. Lieberman, attorney general, Seymour P. Dunn and Rochelle Homelson, assistant attorneys general, for the appellee (state).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and SANTANIELLO, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue on this appeal, like that decided today in Lavertue v. Niman, 196 Conn. 403, 493 A.2d 313 (1985), is whether indigent defendants in state-sponsored paternity proceedings have a constitutional right to court-appointed counsel. At the insistence of the state, and with the state's aid, the plaintiff Caryn DeMace brought suit against the defendant Arthur Whittaker, naming him the father...

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