N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1421
Indigent defendants
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
The provisions of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes with regard to the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants are applicable to proceedings under this Article. The court also may make appropriate orders relieving indigent defendants of all or a portion of the costs of the proceedings.
The provisions of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes with regard to the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants are applicable to proceedings under this Article. The court also may make appropriate orders relieving indigent defendants of all or a portion of the costs of the proceedings.
History
(1977, c. 711, s. 1.)
Legal Periodicals. - For note discussing failure to communicate and effective assistance of counsel in light of State v. Hutchins, 303 N.C. 321, 279 S.E.2d 788 (1981), see 13 N.C. Cent. L.J. 101 (1981).
For article, "Pay to Play? Campaign Finance and the Incentive Gap in the Sixth Amendment's Right to Counsel,” see 70 Duke L.J. 775 (2021).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.