Indigent defendant definition

Indigent defendant means a person that has been determined under
Indigent defendant also means a defendant the public defender is
Indigent defendant means a person that has been determined under the provisions of R.S. 15:175 to be indigent and financially unable to retain private counsel.

Examples of Indigent defendant in a sentence

  • Indigent defendant requests for funds: A request for funds for payment of investigators, experts, and others to aid in presenting or preparing the defense in certain murder cases is confidential.

  • Indigent defendant in Civil Contempt Action--Right to Counsel--Attorney Fees.

  • Only when the Municipal Court judge makes a finding on the record that a defendant will not receive a Sentence of Incarceration shall the Municipalities have the option of not appointing Counsel to an Indigent defendant.

  • In addition to examining country effects, we also measure the interaction between respondents’ partisan beliefs and computer literacy (Supplementary Material section 4).

  • Rogers, et al., 564 U.S. 431 (2011) (Indigent defendant who could not pay child support, facing jail for contempt, was entitled to a defense of inability to pay).

  • Facts: Indigent defendant in FL requests assistance of counsel in his criminal case.

  • Indigent defendant previously provided with copy of arrest warrant, nor does it cover check collection companies working in conjunction with law enforcement.

  • Indigent defendant are not entitled to a court appointed attorney, as a matter of law, when charged with a fine-only offense.

  • McClain, 768 F.2d 1181 (1985) (Indigent defendant who could not pay child support, facing jail for contempt, was enti- tled to court-appointed counsel for hearing on non- payment of the civil obligation).

  • If an Indigent defendant is arrested in another county based on this county's warrant, counsel will be appointed within three working days of this county's receipt of the request for counsel.


More Definitions of Indigent defendant

Indigent defendant means an indigent person as defined under RCW 10.101.010. As referred to in this chapter, the term includes a "client" of public defense contractors.
Indigent defendant means a person who is entitled to be
Indigent defendant or "indigent person" means a person that has been
Indigent defendant means a person who is entitled to be represented by a municipal public defender pursuant to this act, and does not have the present financial ability to secure competent legal representation, as determined by section 9 of this act.

Related to Indigent defendant

  • Indigent means a person who is not financially able to employ counsel.

  • Territory means worldwide.

  • Child abuse means any of the following acts committed in an educational setting by an employee or volunteer against a child: