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STATE EX REL. JUV. DEPT. v. GRIFFITH

85,131 & A; CA A65084.

807 P.2d 340 (1991)

106 Or. App. 407

In the Matter of Griffith, Lamar, and Griffith, Dontey, Children. STATE ex rel. JUVENILE DEPARTMENT OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Respondent, v. Evelyn GRIFFITH, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Miller, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief, for appellant.

Meg E. Kieran, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause, for respondent. With her on the brief, were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and ROSSMAN and DE MUNIZ, JJ.

ROSSMAN, Judge.

Mother appeals an order terminating her parental rights, ORS 419.523, arguing that her trial counsel failed to call certain witnesses and failed to prepare other witnesses.1 We write only to address whether she was denied adequate assistance of counsel.2

To ensure that parents' rights are protected, termination proceedings must be "`fundamentally fair.'" State ex rel. Juv. Dept. v...

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