For criminal cases in Nevada defendants are entitled to a public defender if they are indigent and they are accused of either a felony, a gross misdemeanor, or a misdemeanor where the District Attorney is seeking jail time. To be indigent means the defendant has no resources to hire a private attorney. Note: Indigent people can also get a public defender in other types of … [Read more...] about Municipal Court backlogged due to no Public Defenders
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