In the Supreme Court of Ohio, State of Ohio, ex rel. James L. McQueen, appellant, v. the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County Probate Division, appellee : merit brief of amici curiae Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc., Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, LLC, Community Legal Aid Services, Inc., Ohio Poverty Law Center, LLC, Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Southeastern Ohio Legal Services, Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Pro Seniors, Inc., the Arc of Ohio, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio, People First of Ohio, and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel in support of appellant James L. McQueen /

This case concerns whether an indigent ward alleging competency and requesting a guardianship review hearing is entitled to representation by appointed counsel.