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When a defendant is declared indigent, it means that the defendant doesn't have any assets with which to hire a lawyer or another form of legal representation and so the defendant is entitled to free legal representation.
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What case focused on a defendant lack of access to counsel because the defendant was indigent?
Gideon v. Wainwright
What is indigent mean?
Indigent means poor or poverty stricken.
What case focused on a defendant's lack of access to counsel because the defendant was indigent?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)The U.S. Supreme Court took the first major step on the Sixth Amendment issue of right to counsel by holding that state courts must provide counsel to indigent defendants in criminal cases.
What does ind assignment mean?
indigent assignment
What does indigent person mean?
"Indigent" means having little or no income or assets. "Indigenous" means native to the area.
What legal rights were given or taken from gideons?
Gideon v. Wainright 372 U.S. 335 confirmed the right's of an indigent defendant in any criminal trial to have an attorney appointed to represent him. Prior to Gideon, attorneys were only appointed to indigent defendants charged with capital crimes.
When the defendant is incapable of understanding the nature of charges and proceedings he will be declared?
Incompetent to stand trial.
What did the defendant in the Oklahoma bombing case declared about the victims rights clarification act?
that it was unconstitutional.
Does MIA abbreviation mean medically indigent?
Miami International Airport
What part of speech is indigent in the sentence The indigent was tired from scrounging for food?
In that sentence, indigent is a noun.
What does judgment for defendant mean?
"Judgment for Defendant" means that the defendant wins the case. In a criminal case, a judgment for defendant would be a "not guilty" verdict (usually). In a civil case, it would usually mean that the defendant does not have to pay money to the person who sued him or her (known as the "plaintiff").
How can you use indigent in a sentence?
Indigent means "poor" So eg. the Indigent old lady was trying to get up the stairs.
