CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Right to Counsel
.........On Appeal
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • Minor unable to afford counsel is entitled to free transcript in any appeal.
  • Minor entitled to free transcript on appeal if unable to pay attorney, without regard to financial status of parents.
  • Delinquency proceeding is sufficiently similar to criminal prosecution that indigent minors are entitled to appointed counsel on first appeal as of right; Wende brief properly filed here.