Affording an attorney... (fwd)

[David Honig]

At 06:03 PM 4/4/01 -0800, aluger at hushmail.com wrote:
>At Wed, 4 Apr 2001 18:32:57 -0500 (CDT), Jim Choate
<ravage at einstein.ssz.com> 
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Note that there's NO stipulation about 'if you can't afford an attorney
>>one will be appointed to you'. Whether you're rich or poor the state 
>>is OBLIGED to provide you an attorney.
>
>False.  Most states require a showing of need before they will assign a 
>public defender.

Not exactly; they'll provide one if you ask but if you can pay (in their
eyes) you will have to pay them back.