§ 611.25 — Powers; Duties; Limitations
Plain-Language Summary
The chief appellate public defender represents people who are appealing criminal convictions or pursuing postconviction relief and cannot afford an attorney. This free representation covers appeals from felony, gross misdemeanor, and misdemeanor convictions, as well as first postconviction proceedings for people who have not had a direct appeal.
611.25 POWERS; DUTIES; LIMITATIONS.
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Subdivision 1.Representation.
(a) The chief appellate public defender shall represent, without charge:
(1) a defendant or other person appealing from a conviction of a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor;
(2) a person convicted of a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor who is pursuing a postconviction proceeding and who has not already had a direct appeal of the conviction; and
(3) a child who is appealing from a delinquency adjudication or from an extended jurisdiction juvenile conviction.
(b) The chief appellate public defender may represent, without charge, all other persons pursuing a postconviction remedy under section 590.01, who are financially unable to obtain counsel.
(c) The chief appellate public defender shall not represent a person in any action or proceeding in which a party is seeking a monetary judgment, recovery or award. §
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1989 c 335 art 1 s 270; art 3 s 57] §
Subd. 3.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 123 art 14 s 23]
History:
1965 c 869 s 12; 1969 c 655 s 3; 1983 c 247 s 215; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 250 s 10; 1991 c 345 art 3 s 11,12; 1993 c 146 art 2 s 22; 1994 c 576 s 52; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 63; 1998 c 367 art 8 s 16; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 3 s 6; 2007 c 61 s 10; 2012 c 212 s 14
History: History: 1965 c 869 s 12; 1969 c 655 s 3; 1983 c 247 s 215; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 250 s 10; 1991 c 345 art 3 s 11,12; 1993 c 146 art 2 s 22; 1994 c 576 s 52; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 63; 1998 c 367 art 8 s 16; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 3 s 6; 2007 c 61 s 10; 2012 c 212 s 14