Assertion: defendant | /r/HasProperty | indigent
Facets:
value: without money
type: OTHER
value: to pay for an attorney
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A huge factor when it comes to legal representation is the defendant’s financial status—that is, whether the defendant is indigent (cannot afford counsel).
text: If a defendant is indigent (without money to pay for an attorney), the court will make arrangements at the arraignment for representation by the public defender's office or a local private attorney.
text: If convicted, the defendant will be required to pay the lawyer's expenses unless the court finds that the defendant is indigent.
text: Procedural Due Process - Procedural due process relates to a court's adherence to procedures that are designed to protect a defendant's liberty and property, set forth in the Constitution, including the right to an attorney, the right to appointed counsel if the defendant is indigent, the right to compel witnesses to appear at trial, the right to confront prosecution witnesses at trial, and the right to obtain a transcript of trial proceedings.
text: Many nations throughout the world afford defendants the right to representation at the state's cost if the defendant is found to be indigent.
text: In some countries, such as France and other European countries, the court will appoint a private attorney to represent the defendant at the state's cost if the defendant is found to be indigent.
text: Courts will differ with regard to how they make a determination that a defendant is indigent; however, in most cases, the court will question the defendant, under oath, regarding his or her finances.