court-appointed counsel
State-provided lawyer
Court-appointed counsel is a lawyer assigned by a court to represent a defendant who cannot afford to hire one.
In the United States, the Sixth Amendment guarantees this right in criminal cases: The judge asked if he could afford a lawyer or needed court-appointed counsel.
Also called a public defender, though public defenders work for dedicated offices while court-appointed counsel may be private attorneys paid by the state.
- Sixth AmendmentConstitutional trial protections
- legal aidFree attorney services
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- Miranda rightsSuspect's custodial advisement
- legal representationAttorney acting on behalf
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- Public Defensepublic defender, defense attorney, public defender office, Sixth Amendment, criminal defense
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Company's internal lawyer
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Attorney for household matters
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