Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 611.25 (2026)

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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[Repealed, 1989 c 335 art 1 s 270; art 3 s 57]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MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 123 art 14 s 23]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1972–2016 · leading case: State v. Seifert, 423 N.W.2d 368 (Minn. 1988).
State v. Seifert, 423 N.W.2d 368 (Minn. 1988). · cites it 32× “Minn.Stat. § 611.25 (1986). Similarly, Rule 28.”
In Re the Welfare of J.A.J., 545 N.W.2d 412 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “556, § 52; Minn.Stat. § 611.25, subd. 1(3) (1994). This appeal was initiated by an assistant state public defender and is evidently one of the first juvenile court dispositional appeals handled by that office.”
State v. Randolph, 800 N.W.2d 150 (Minn. 2011). · cites it 2× “” Under Minn.Stat. § 611.25, subd. 1(a)(1), a state public defender’s role is to represent “defendants .”
State v. Pederson, 600 N.W.2d 451 (Minn. 1999). · cites it 4× “18 (1998); see also Minn.Stat. § 611.25, subd. 1(a)(1) (1998); Minn.”
Morris v. State, 765 N.W.2d 78 (Minn. 2009). · cites it 2× “The court of appeals noted that Minn.Stat. § 611.25, subd. 1(b) (2004) allowed the SPDO, at its discretion, to represent misdemeanor defendants pursuing postconviction remedies.”
Harris v. State, 470 N.W.2d 167 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 611.25 (1990); Minn.R.Crim.P.”
MicLeonard James Fisherman, Jr. v. State of Minnesota (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “”) (emphasis added); Minn. Stat. § 611.25 , subd. 1(a)(2) (2014) (“The chief appellate public defender shall represent, without charge: .”
State v. Hipp, 194 N.W.2d 764 (Minn. 1972). · cites it 2× “That order provided: “* * * [T]he Minnesota Public Defender’s Office is hereby authorized to represent, and continue to represent, indigent defendants charged with statutory, traffic and ordinance misdemeanors in the Hennepin County Municipal Court pursuant to Minnesota…”
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