Right to counsel
While a state may have many statutes, court decisions, or court rules governing
appointment of counsel for a particular subject area, a "Key Development" is a
statute/decision/rule that prevails over the others (example: a state high court
decision finding a categorical right to counsel in guardianships cases takes
precedence over a statute saying appointment in guardianship cases is
discretionary).
Legislation, Truancy - Petition Against Child
In Idaho, truancy can be treated either as a status offense (pursuant to Idaho Code § 20-516(1)(c)) or as a dependency matter (pursuant to Idaho Code § 16-1602(31)(d)). If the former, the child has a right to appointed counsel if indigent pursuant to Idaho Code § 20-514(1)(a), whereas for the latter, Idaho Code § 16-1614(2)(a) specifies that the court must appoint counsel regardless of indigence for a child 12 or older, while 16-1614(2)(a) specifies that the court may appoint counsel for a child under 12 (and must appoint a guardian ad litem).
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.
categorical
yes