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    "judges": [
      "Glaze and Imber, JJ., dissent.",
      "Glaze, J., joins."
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      "Willie MENZIES v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT of HUMAN SERVICES"
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        "text": "Per Curiam.\nWillie Clay Menzies filed a pro se motion in iam. for appointment of counsel to prosecute his appeal from a decision ofjefferson County Circuit Court terminating his parental rights. Mr. Menzies asserts that he is unable to afford counsel, that his access to legal material is limited, and that he lacks the necessary knowledge to proceed.\nWe remand this matter to the Jefferson County Circuit Court for a determination ofMr. Menzies\u2019s constitutional rights to counsel on appeal, including such rights as discussed in Bearden v. D.H.S., 344 Ark. 317, 42 S.W.3d 397 (2001); Lassiter v. D.H.S., 452 U.S. 18 (1981), as well as any rights he may have under statute. Should the circuit court agree with Mr. Menzies, counsel should be appointed by the circuit court.\nIt is so ordered.\nGlaze and Imber, JJ., dissent.",
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        "text": "Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice,\ndissenting. In my ustice, court, should decide whether we are required by law to appoint counsel to represent an indigent appellant in his or her appeal from a circuit court\u2019s decision to terminate parental rights.\nGlaze, J., joins.",
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        "author": "Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice,"
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      "No response."
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    "head_matter": "Willie MENZIES v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT of HUMAN SERVICES\nCA 03-1237\n168 S.W.3d 1\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered May 13, 2004\nAppellant, pro se.\nNo response."
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