Court says no authority for sterilization

Missouri , Litigation , Sterilization

In Miller v. Russell, 593 S.W.2d 598, 602 (Mo. Ct. App. 1979), the court stated, “Nor for that matter do we find any constitutional or statutory provision empowering any court in this state to order the involuntary sterilization of any person.”

Appointment of Counsel: No Such Proceeding
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? 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.