PFISTER v. IOWA DIST. COURT FOR POLK COUNTY

No. 02-1513.

688 N.W.2d 790 (2004)

Steve L. PFISTER and Scott Mariner, Plaintiffs, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Sobel of Sobel Law Firm, Des Moines, for plaintiffs.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, John R. Lundquist and Chantelle C. Smith, Assistant Attorneys General, and Josh Henningsen, Student Legal Intern, for defendant.


TERNUS, Justice.

In the 2002 legislative session, the Iowa General Assembly adopted several amendments to the Iowa Code addressing the appointment of state-paid counsel for indigent persons alleged to have violated parole. In the matter before us, the district court ruled the amendments were unconstitutional to the extent they denied court-appointed counsel to indigent parolees who would otherwise be entitled to such counsel under the principles set forth in Gagnon...

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