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Re: Cliven Bundy Arrested!

Posted by Dave on Fri Feb 12 15:34:56 2016, in response to Re: Cliven Bundy Arrested!, posted by AlM on Fri Feb 12 12:15:44 2016.

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There's a federal public defender program if you're indigent, arrested, and charged with a federal crime. There are also private attorneys who are appointed pro bono by the federal courts to represent indigent clients.

By "that's not how it works" I meant the accused usually isn't required to sell all assets in order to "prove" indigence. Oftentimes the accused can gather financial documents and prove to the judge that he/she lacks the funds for a private lawyer. If Bundy has financial documents prepared by a CPA that show he has little or no net worth (e.g., loans outstanding that equal or exceed the value of his collateral plus equity in the land and buildings), then he should qualify for a federal public defender.

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