Is a defendant represented by the public defender presumed to be indigent?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Woods v. Superior Court, 219 Cal.App.3d 708, 268 Cal.Rptr. 490 (Cal. App. 1990):
6 A criminal defendant represented by the public defender is presumed to be indigent. (People v. Vaughn (1981) 124 Cal.App.3d 1041, 1045-1046, 177 Cal.Rptr. 773.)
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