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IN RE JUSTIN L.

Docket No. 25062.

188 Cal.App.3d 1068 (1987)

233 Cal. Rptr. 632

In re JUSTIN L., a Minor. SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, Petitioner and Respondent, v. SHARON L., Objector and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

January 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

R. Bruce Finch for Objector and Appellant.

L.B. Elam, County Counsel, and Ryan M. Polstra for Petitioner and Respondent.

OPINION

DAVIS, J.*

In this case we determine that appellant Sharon L. was denied her statutory right to discharge counsel and represent herself in an action to terminate her parental rights pursuant to Civil Code section 232. The trial court failed to determine whether she was capable of knowingly and intelligently waiving her right to counsel. However, we hold that under the circumstances of this case...

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