WEBSTER, J.
In this juvenile dependency case, appellants (the parents of children found to be dependent) seek review of a final order denying their petitions for writs of habeas corpus by which they attempted to challenge the competence of the court-appointed attorney who had represented them. We conclude that the parents were constitutionally entitled to competent court-appointed counsel in the dependency proceeding. Because habeas corpus appears to be the only means...
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