State v. Dahl
Annotate this CaseDefendant was charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree burglary, and domestic abuse. The district court found Defendant to be indigent and appointed private counsel to represent him. Defendant pled not guilty and filed an application for appointment of a private investigator at state expense. After the district court hired a hearing on the application, Defendant filed a motion requesting the portion of hearing concerning the merits of his application to be conducted ex parte. The district court denied the motion for an ex parte hearing, concluding that the State had a right to participate in the hearing on the merits of the application. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that Defendant was entitled to an ex parte hearing on the merits of his application for appointment of a private investigator at state expense. Remanded.
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