STATE EX REL. JUV. DEPT. v. GEIST

TC 86-518, 86-518A, 86-518B; CA A45355; SC S36325.

796 P.2d 1193 (1990)

310 Or. 176

IN THE MATTER OF GEIST, Khristina, Geist, Charles, Geist, William, Children. STATE ex rel. Juvenile Department of Multnomah County, Khristina Geist, Charles Geist, and William Geist, Respondents On Review, v. Debbie GEIST, Petitioner On Review.

Supreme Court for the State of Oregon.

Decided July 17, 1990.

As Corrected August 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela Sherbo, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner on review Debbie Geist. With her on the petition were Julie H. McFarlane and Juvenile Rights Project, Inc., Portland.

Robert M. Atkinson argued the cause for respondents on review.

Alice Bussiere and Teresa Demchak, Nat. Center for Youth Law, Carole Shauffer, Youth Law Center, San Francisco, Cal., and Michael H. Marcus, Legal Aid Service, Portland, file a brief on behalf of amici curiae Nat. Legal Aid and Defender Ass'n and Oregon Human Rights Coalition.

Before PETERSON, C.J., and LINDE, CARSON, JONES, GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN and FADELEY, JJ.


VAN HOOMISSEN, Justice.

Mother appeals from a circuit court order terminating her parental rights. Former ORS 419.523.1 We allowed review to consider her contention that the Court of Appeals erred in holding that it could not review her claim that her appointed trial counsel was inadequate.2 We hold that such claims may be reviewed on direct appeal. On de novo review, we find that mother's counsel...

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