Right to counsel

Wyoming , Litigation , Civil Commitment

In Heryford v. Parker, 396 F.2d 393, 396 (10th Cir. 1968), a federal appellate court relied on Application of Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967) to find a right to counsel in Wyoming civil commitment proceedings, and brushed aside the discretionary Wyoming appointment statute existing at the time as insufficient.

Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: Yes
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.