Karen Langston v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Child

Summary

The court affirmed the termination of Langston's parental rights because her attorney did not timely object to the denial of withdrawal, request a continuance, or raise her constitutional arguments below. The court alternatively held that the right to counsel of one's choosing is not absolute and that Langston's eve-of-hearing discharge of counsel, without substitute counsel arranged, would not warrant relief. Her ineffective-assistance arguments were also unpreserved.