State v. Vincent’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “With a total in listed household expenses of $1,649, the four-person family has approximately $200 per month in what the State would have us regard as discretionary income. Nevertheless, this assumed $200 surplus is essentially illusory. Although appellant’s affidavit enumerated only those expenses listed above, we note that the computation of expenses includes no allocation for important necessities such as clothing and medical and dental care. While the family may not incur such expenses on a' monthly basis, obviously some part of the supposed $200 excess is allo-cable to unscheduled necessities such as these. Moreover, at the indigency hearing, appellant acknowledged that he had other unpaid bills, but said that he did not list them because he was not actually paying them on a monthly basis.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vincent

2. “Whether [an accused] is able to employ his own counsel is a question of fact to be determined by the court.... When the court has made such a determination, it is entitled to the same presumptions of correctness as other findings and determinations made by the court and the burden is upon the one attacking it to show that it was in error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vincent

3. “If an individual’s liabilities exceed his assets to a degree that it would be unreasonable to assume he could afford to pay counsel to represent him on appeal and still meet other living expenses, that individual should, for purposes of exercising his right to appeal, be declared indigent and eligible for appointment of counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Vincent