Section 611.16 Request for Appointment of Public Defender
611.16 REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER.
Any person described in section 611.14 or any other person entitled by law to representation by counsel, may at any time request the court in which the matter is pending, or the court in which the conviction occurred, to appoint a public defender to represent the person. In a proceeding defined by clause (2) of section 611.14, application for the appointment of a public defender may also be made to a judge of the Supreme Court.
History:
1965 c 869 s 3; 1986 c 444