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PUBLIC DEF. v. DIST. COURT FOR POLK COUNTY

No. 98-2246.

620 N.W.2d 268 (2000)

STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith, Acting State Public Defender, for plaintiff.

Thomas J. Clarke, Jr., Des Moines, for defendant.

Considered en banc.

NEUMAN, Justice.

We granted the State Public Defender's petition for certiorari to consider his claim that the juvenile court acted illegally when it compensated a court-appointed lawyer for assisting his client to obtain suitable housing. Considered in the abstract, the public defender makes a compelling argument that these were social services, not legal services. But, viewed in context, the lawyer's assistance formed a strategic part of meeting the juvenile court...

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